Synoviocytes (IMAGE)

La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Synoviocytes

Caption

In rheumatoid arthritis, fibroblast-like synoviocytes, specialized cells that line the inside of joints, invade and destroy the affected joint's cartilage. Ezrin, which plays in important role in cell adhesion and migration, is shown in green, actin in red and the cells' nuclei in blue.

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Image courtesy of Dr. Karen Doody and Dr. Bill Kiosses, La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology

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