| Literature DB >> 33717121 |
Edgar Ramos-Martínez1, Leticia Hernández-González2, Iván Ramos-Martínez3, Laura Pérez-Campos Mayoral4, Georgina I López-Cortés5, Eduardo Pérez-Campos2,4, Gabriel Mayoral Andrade4, María Teresa Hernández-Huerta6, Marco V José5.
Abstract
Extracellular DNA traps (ETs) are evolutionarily conserved antimicrobial mechanisms present in protozoa, plants, and animals. In this review, we compare their similarities in species of different taxa, and put forward the hypothesis that ETs have multiple origins. Our results are consistent with a process of evolutionary convergence in multicellular organisms through the application of a congruency test. Furthermore, we discuss why multicellularity is related to the presence of a mechanism initiating the formation of ETs.Entities:
Keywords: evolution; extracellular DNA traps; extracellular neutrophil traps; multicellular organisms; neutrophils
Year: 2021 PMID: 33717121 PMCID: PMC7943724 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.621311
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Immunol ISSN: 1664-3224 Impact factor: 7.561