Cell engulfment

A model of apoptotic cell engulfment. Caenorhabditis (from Caeno and rhabditis = rod like stick shaped) elegans is a free living (non parasitic) transparent roundworm (nematode). C. elegans was the first organism to have its whole genome sequenced and it neuronal wiring described. The C. elegans engulfment pathway removes the dying ("corpse") cells by using receptor signals then identifying the dying cells and eventually engulfing them. The final process involves the recycling of the remaining cell particles of the dead engulfed cells.

凋亡细胞吞噬模型。线虫门（Caenorhabditis，源自Caeno和rhabditis，意为棒状细长形）秀丽隐杆线虫（C. elegans）是一种自由生活的（非寄生性）透明圆形线虫（环节动物）。C. elegans是首个完成全基因组测序并描述其神经元连接的生物体。该秀丽隐杆线虫的吞噬途径通过受体信号识别即将死亡的（“尸体”）细胞，并最终将其吞噬，从而清除这些细胞。该过程最终涉及对被吞噬细胞剩余颗粒的回收利用。