Cnidocytes (a) are characteristic of sponges (b) are found among cells lining the gastrovascular cavity (c) contain stinging organelles (d) are lined with mesoderm (e) have two main shapes Between the two membranes that surround the lung...
Here we report the purification of the flhDC-dependent cytotoxin, a 10,790-Da peptide we have called α-Xenorhabdolysin (αX). We show that plasma membrane of insect hemocytes and of mammal red blood cells is the first target of this toxin. Electrophysiological and pharmacological approaches ...