DRAPC1 |
Draper-I |
Uperin 3.6 |
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gene symbol: drpr. This Drosophila melanogaster gene (CG2086) is the fly homolog of mammalian Jedi. Draper is a Drosophila ortholog of Caenorhabiditis elegans CED1 and mammalian phagocytic receptor MEGF10 and is expressed in two types of phagocytes, namely glial cells and hemocytes / macrophages (Freeman et al, 2003; Doherty et al, 2009).
Draper has been shown to act as an engulfment receptor for apoptotic cells (Manaka et al, 2004). Awasaki et al (2006) have shown that draper is essential for the
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