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Explosive cytotoxicity of 'ruptoblasts' bridges hormonal surveillance and immune defense
Chew Chai, Eliya Sultan, Souradeep R. Sarkar…·Bo Wang
The paper identifies ruptoblasts, a novel cytotoxic cell type in planarians, showing they use explosive cell death to release cytotoxic agents in response to activin, linking hormonal regulation to immune defense.