Fusion of chicken erythrocytes by phospholipase C (Clostridium perfringens). The requirement for hemolytic and hydrolytic factors for fusion

Esther Sabban*, Abraham Loyter

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Abstract

Phospholipase C (Clostridium perfringens) preparations are able to induce fusion of chicken erythrocytes only in the presence of low concentrations (0.6 mM) of Mn2+. Anti-phospholipase C serum inhibits hemolysis and fusion of the cells only when added during the first 20 min of the incubation time. Heated phospholipase C preparations which fail to hemolyze chicken erythrocytes are able to induce fusion only in the presence of another hemolytic reagent such as prymnesin (an hemolytic toxin from Prymnesium parvum).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)100-109
Number of pages10
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects
Volume362
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Aug 1974

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