Silvia C. Finnemann

Phagocytosis of rod outer segments by retinal pigment epithelial cells requires αvβ5 integrin for binding but not for internalization

Silvia C. Finnemann, Vera L. Bonilha, Alan D. Marmorstein et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 378 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Ophthalmology +9

Loss of Synchronized Retinal Phagocytosis and Age-related Blindness in Mice Lacking αvβ5 Integrin

Emeline F. Nandrot, Yoonhee Kim, Scott E. Brodie et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2004 · 311 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Ophthalmology +15

The lipofuscin component A2E selectively inhibits phagolysosomal degradation of photoreceptor phospholipid by the retinal pigment epithelium

Silvia C. Finnemann, Lawrence W. Leung, Enrique Rodríguez-Boulan · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 280 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Ophthalmology +16

Essential role for MFG-E8 as ligand for αvβ5 integrin in diurnal retinal phagocytosis

Emeline F. Nandrot, Monika Anand, Dena Almeida et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 237 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Ophthalmology +14

Focal adhesion kinase signaling promotes phagocytosis of integrin‐bound photoreceptors

Silvia C. Finnemann · The EMBO Journal · 2003 · 202 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +16