Alciporin, a pore-forming protein as complementary defense mechanism in Millepora alcicornis

Alciporin, a pore-forming protein as complementary defense mechanism in Millepora alcicornis

Millepora alcicornis (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), known as fire coral, is a tropical species settled in marine ecosystems of the Canary Islands in the last years. This hydrocoral biosynthesizes toxins involved in chemical defense and prey capture mechanisms. Toxicological studies have shown that the venom...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Nocchi, Alejandro González-Orive, Alberto Hernández-Creus, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Adriana Rodríguez, Rodrigo Morchón, Ana R. Díaz-Marrero, José J. Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
alciporin
pore-forming protein
pore-forming toxin
Millepora
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.914084/full

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