antigen transcytosis by M cells in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue

id: GO:0002412
name: antigen transcytosis by M cells in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process of antigen transcytosis carried out by M cells in the mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). Transcytosis is the process of the directed movement of endocytosed material through the cell and its exocytosis from the plasma membrane at the opposite side. M cells are specialized epithelia cells with a microfold structure that are adept at moving antigens from the gut lumen to antigen presenting cells in the MALT.

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