Meanings
adjectivexenophagic (not comparable)
- not comparableExhibiting or relating to xenophagy.
Autophagy may contribute to the elimination of Mtb through the fusion of Mtb-containing autophagosomes with lysosomes, leading to the xenophagic degradation of Mtb, and/or the enhancement of antigen presentation, and the consequent activation of adaptive immunity.
2016 January 28, “The Defect in Autophagy Induction by Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Is Correlated with Poor Tuberculosis Outcomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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