Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins

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.

Year introduced: 2007

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.543.695

MeSH Unique ID: D052899

Previous Indexing:

• Porins (1980-2006)

See Also:

• Porins

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Cathelicidins
Cecropins
Defensins +
Dermcidins
Hepcidins
Histatins
Magainins
Melitten
Polymyxins +
Thionins
Bacteriocins
Nisin
Pediocins
Gramicidin
Hemolysin Proteins
Leukocidins
Perforin
Streptolysins