Mesh term Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
Browse to parent terms:Membrane Proteins
Description
Proteins secreted from an organism which form membrane-spanning pores in target cells to destroy them. This is in contrast to PORINS and MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS that function within the synthesizing organism and COMPLEMENT immune proteins. These pore forming cytotoxic proteins are a form of primitive cellular defense which are also found in human LYMPHOCYTES.Browse to child terms:
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Bacteriocins
Gramicidin
Hemolysin Proteins
Leukocidins
Perforin
Streptolysins
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