Mertk Deficiency Affects Macrophage Directional Migration via Disruption of Cytoskeletal Organization

Yong Tang; Shen Wu; Qian Liu; Jiayi Xie; Jingxue Zhang; Dong Han; Qingxian Lu; Qingjun Lu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117787

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Mertk Deficiency Affects Macrophage Directional Migration via Disruption of Cytoskeletal Organization

Yong Tang,

Affiliation Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Shen Wu,

Affiliations Beijing Tong-Ren Eye Center, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory. Beijing 100069, China
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Qian Liu,

Affiliations Beijing Tong-Ren Eye Center, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory. Beijing 100069, China
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Jiayi Xie,

Affiliation National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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Jingxue Zhang,

Affiliations Beijing Tong-Ren Eye Center, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory. Beijing 100069, China
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Dong Han,

Affiliation National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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Qingxian Lu ,

* E-mail: biocmu@163.com (Qingjun Lu); q.lu@louisville.edu (Qingxian Lu)

Affiliations Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY 40202, United States of America
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Qingjun Lu

* E-mail: biocmu@163.com (Qingjun Lu); q.lu@louisville.edu (Qingxian Lu)

Affiliations Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China, Beijing Tong-Ren Eye Center, Beijing Tong-Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory. Beijing 100069, China
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Mertk Deficiency Affects Macrophage Directional Migration via Disruption of Cytoskeletal Organization

Yong Tang,
Shen Wu,
Qian Liu,
Jiayi Xie,
Jingxue Zhang,
Dong Han,
Qingxian Lu,
Qingjun Lu

Published: January 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117787

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