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What does Cytochalasin D do?
Posted April 1, 2019
phagocytosisCytochalasin Dactin polymerization inhibitor
Answer
Cytochalasin D is a cell-permeable inhibitor of actin polymerization. Because phagocytosis is an endocytic event requiring actin polymerization cytochalasin D can be used as an inhibitor in phagocytosis assays such as our Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Phagocytosis Assay Kit
Additionally, this disruption of actin filaments by cytochalasin D leads to the activation of p53.
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Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Phagocytosis Assay Kit

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