DOAJ Open Access 2018

The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens

Andrew A. Walker Mark L. Mayhew Jiayi Jin Volker Herzig Eivind A. B. Undheim +4 lainnya

Abstrak

Venom can be used both offensively for prey capture and defensively to deter predators. Here, Walker and colleagues demonstrate that the assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis has two distinct venom glands that produce venoms with distinct compositions that can be elicited by different stimuli.

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Penulis (9)

A

Andrew A. Walker

M

Mark L. Mayhew

J

Jiayi Jin

V

Volker Herzig

E

Eivind A. B. Undheim

A

Andy Sombke

B

Bryan G. Fry

D

David J. Meritt

G

Glenn F. King

Format Sitasi

Walker, A.A., Mayhew, M.L., Jin, J., Herzig, V., Undheim, E.A.B., Sombke, A. et al. (2018). The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03091-5

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Tahun Terbit
2018
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10.1038/s41467-018-03091-5
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