Phagocytosis, the hard meal of macrophages

by Margaux Caumont

During phagocytosis, macrophages engulf and digest foreign particles. Since such particles are often very large, the macrophage need to accommodate them. Here, we explain how macrophages deform to achieve their goal.

This video was created by Margaux Caumont, a student in the Cell Physics Master at the University of Strasbourg, France.