All of the Following Statements Are Correct Regarding Defensins EXCEPT

question 60

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are correct regarding defensins EXCEPT that

• A) they are produced by skin, GI-tract, and lung cells for defense when stimulated.
• B) they form channels that destroy bacterial cytoplasmic membranes, ultimately killing the cell.
• C) peptides must bind the negatively charged outer membrane lipopolysacccharides.
• D) like antibodies, they are highly specific in pathogen neutralization.
• E) variation in defensins produced by different animals partially explains the varying susceptibility of hosts to pathogens.

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