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zipper interaction

The sequence of events by which an immunoglobulin G-coated lymphocyte draws the macrophage plasma membrane around it. Fc receptors on the membrane surface attach the immunoglobulin G markers and eventually surround the cell and engulf it in a phagosome.
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