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Schematic of Mer-mediated tethering and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells (ACs) in peritoneal versus bone-marrow derived macrophages. The former use TIM4 for AC tethering and Mer for AC phagocytosis,39 whereas the latter use Mer for both. Tethering does not require Mer kinase activity, whereas phagocytosis does
