Vol 49, No 1 (2011)
Review paper
Published online: 2011-04-19
Similarities between oocytes and macrophages. An overview
DOI: 10.5603/FHC.2011.0002
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2011;49(1):8-9.
Abstract
Oocytes behave as macrophages as they internalize solid and liquid substances required for their growth
and competence. This activity is more pronounced in lower invertebrates. The slowing of endocytic activity may be
caused by constraints imposed by surrounding nurse cells and by the amount of accumulated yolk precursors. The
genes concerned with endocytic activity in oocytes are controlled by a negative feedback signal provided by accumulated
yolk and/or by signal transduction. (Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 2011; Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 8–9)
Keywords: oocytesmacrophagephagocytosisooogenesis
