(C) Ex vivo phagocytosis assay using apoptotic cells labelled with pHrodo™ Red. Wild type (w1118), NimB4sk2 and draper△5 macrophages from L3 wandering larvae were incubated with pHrodo™ Red apoptotic cells for 60 min at room temperature. Phagocytosis was quantified by flow cytometry. Data are represented as mean ± SD from three independent experiments (* P<0.05 by ANOVA test followed by post hoc Dunnett's multiple comparison tests. ns: not significant). (D) Ex vivo phagocytosis assay using pHrodoTM Red S.aureus BioparticlesTM conjugates. Wild type, NimB4sk2 and NimC11, eater1 Hml∆-Gal4>UAS-GFP macrophages from L3 wandering larvae were incubated with pHrodoTM Red S. aureus BioparticlesTM for 30, 60 or 120 min at room temperature. Phagocytosis was quantified by flow cytometry. Data are represented as mean ± SD from three independent experiments (* P<0.05by ANOVA test followed by post hoc Dunnett's multiple comparison tests. ns: not significant). 