Erturk-Hasdemir, D., Silverman, N. (2005). Eater: a big bite into phagocytosis.  Cell 123(2): 190--192.

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The phagocytosis of invading microorganisms by specialized blood cells is a crucial element of innate immunity in both mammals and insects. In this issue of Cell, Kocks et al. (2005) demonstrate that Eater, a scavenger receptor, plays an important role in the recognition and phagocytosis of bacteria in the fruit fly Drosophila.