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#apoptosis — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Norbert Holstein @[email protected] ·

    A carnivorous #fungus (#Pleurotus ostreatus, the common oyster #mushroom!) kills #nematodes with a toxin that paralyses the worm and triggers #apoptosis. The toxin is a ketone that is stored in toxocysts that release their content when the worm touches them.
    The dissolved worm then is then fed on by the mushroom.
    science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

    #carnivory #Sporespondence

    #sporespondence #carnivory #apoptosis #nematodes #mushroom #pleurotus