Assertion: melanin | /r/CapableOf | play role
Facets:
value: in the development of optic nerves
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: by encapsulating invading pathogens
type: MANNER
value: in immune defense
type: PURPOSE
value: in invertebrates
type: OTHER
value: in antigen-specific immunity
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Here, we showed that melanin, when synthesized in the presence of antigens, may play a role in antigen-specific immunity.
text: In invertebrates, melanin plays a role in immune defense by encapsulating invading pathogens, a process known as melanization.
text: Melanin also plays a role in the development of optic nerves, so people with albinism have vision problems.
text: Melanin also plays a role in the development of optic nerves, so people with albinism have vision problems.