perforin
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per·fo·rin
(pûr'fər-ĭn) 
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A protein in killer cells and natural killer cells that causes lysis of target cells on contact.
n.
A protein in killer cells and natural killer cells that causes lysis of target cells on contact.
[PERFOR(ATE) + -IN.]
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perforin
a lymphocyte pore-forming protein; it is produced by cytotoxic T cells when these are in contact with target cells, being stored in secretory vesicles, and released by local exocytosis. With Ca2+, it polymerizes into transmembrane tubules that form pores in the target-cell membrane, and is thus capable of lysing non-specifically a variety of target cells.
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perforin
A protein in cytotoxic T lymphocytes that creates transmembrane pores that act as ion channels in the target cell. Structurally and chemically related to C9 protein of complement which performs a similar function.
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Perforin
Perforin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRF1 gene.[2][3][4]
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Function
Perforin is a cytolytic protein found in the granules of Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and NK cells. Upon degranulation, perforin inserts itself into the target cell's plasma membrane, forming a pore. The lytic membrane-inserting part of perforin is the MACPF domain.[5] This region shares homology with cholesterol-dependent cytolysins from Gram-positive bacteria.[1]
Perforin has structural and functional similarities to complement component 9 (C9). Like C9, this protein creates transmembrane tubules and is capable of lysing non-specifically a variety of target cells. This protein is one of the main cytolytic proteins of cytolytic granules, and it is known to be a key effector molecule for T-cell- and natural killer-cell-mediated cytolysis.[4]
Clinical significance
Defects in this gene cause familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 2 (HPLH2), a rare and lethal autosomal recessive disorder of early childhood.[4]
Interactions
Perforin has been shown to interact with Calreticulin.[6]
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References
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- ^ Fink TM, Zimmer M, Weitz S, Tschopp J, Jenne DE, Lichter P (Sep 1992). "Human perforin (PRF1) maps to 10q22, a region that is syntenic with mouse chromosome 10". Genomics 13 (4): 1300–2. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90050-3. PMID 1505959.
- ^ Shinkai Y, Yoshida MC, Maeda K, Kobata T, Maruyama K, Yodoi J, Yagita H, Okumura K (Jan 1990). "Molecular cloning and chromosomal assignment of a human perforin (PFP) gene". Immunogenetics 30 (6): 452–7. doi:10.1007/BF02421177. PMID 2592021.
- ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: PRF1 perforin 1 (pore forming protein)". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5551.
- ^ Tschopp J, Masson D, Stanley KK (1986). "Structural/functional similarity between proteins involved in complement- and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis". Nature 322 (6082): 831–4. doi:10.1038/322831a0. PMID 2427956.
- ^ Andrin C, Pinkoski MJ, Burns K, et al. (July 1998). "Interaction between a Ca2+-binding protein calreticulin and perforin, a component of the cytotoxic T-cell granules". Biochemistry 37 (29): 10386–94. doi:10.1021/bi980595z. PMID 9671507.
Further reading
- Trapani JA (1996). "Target cell apoptosis induced by cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells involves synergy between the pore-forming protein, perforin, and the serine protease, granzyme B". Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine 25 (6): 793–9. PMID 8770355.
- Peitsch MC, Amiguet P, Guy R, et al. (1990). "Localization and molecular modelling of the membrane-inserted domain of the ninth component of human complement and perforin". Mol. Immunol. 27 (7): 589–602. doi:10.1016/0161-5890(90)90001-G. PMID 2395434.
- Young JD, Hengartner H, Podack ER, Cohn ZA (1986). "Purification and characterization of a cytolytic pore-forming protein from granules of cloned lymphocytes with natural killer activity". Cell 44 (6): 849–59. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(86)90007-3. PMID 2420467.
- Young JD, Cohn ZA, Podack ER (1986). "The ninth component of complement and the pore-forming protein (perforin 1) from cytotoxic T cells: structural, immunological, and functional similarities". Science 233 (4760): 184–90. doi:10.1126/science.2425429. PMID 2425429.
- Lichtenheld MG, Podack ER (1990). "Structure of the human perforin gene. A simple gene organization with interesting potential regulatory sequences". J. Immunol. 143 (12): 4267–74. PMID 2480391.
- Shinkai Y, Takio K, Okumura K (1988). "Homology of perforin to the ninth component of complement (C9)". Nature 334 (6182): 525–7. doi:10.1038/334525a0. PMID 3261391.
- Lichtenheld MG, Olsen KJ, Lu P, et al. (1988). "Structure and function of human perforin". Nature 335 (6189): 448–51. doi:10.1038/335448a0. PMID 3419519.
- Goebel WS, Schloemer RH, Brahmi Z (1996). "Target cell-induced perforin mRNA turnover in NK3.3 cells is mediated by multiple elements within the mRNA coding region". Mol. Immunol. 33 (4–5): 341–9. doi:10.1016/0161-5890(95)00155-7. PMID 8676885.
- Nöske K, Bilzer T, Planz O, Stitz L (1998). "Virus-Specific CD4+ T Cells Eliminate Borna Disease Virus from the Brain via Induction of Cytotoxic CD8+ T Cells". J. Virol. 72 (5): 4387–95. PMC 109669. PMID 9557729. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=109669.
- Andrin C, Pinkoski MJ, Burns K, et al. (1998). "Interaction between a Ca2+-binding protein calreticulin and perforin, a component of the cytotoxic T-cell granules". Biochemistry 37 (29): 10386–94. doi:10.1021/bi980595z. PMID 9671507.
- Yu CR, Ortaldo JR, Curiel RE, et al. (1999). "Role of a STAT binding site in the regulation of the human perforin promoter". J. Immunol. 162 (5): 2785–90. PMID 10072525.
- Stepp SE, Dufourcq-Lagelouse R, Le Deist F, et al. (1999). "Perforin gene defects in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis". Science 286 (5446): 1957–9. doi:10.1126/science.286.5446.1957. PMID 10583959.
- Takahashi T, Nieda M, Koezuka Y, et al. (2000). "Analysis of human V alpha 24+ CD4+ NKT cells activated by alpha-glycosylceramide-pulsed monocyte-derived dendritic cells". J. Immunol. 164 (9): 4458–64. PMID 10779745.
- Badovinac VP, Tvinnereim AR, Harty JT (2000). "Regulation of antigen-specific CD8+ T cell homeostasis by perforin and interferon-gamma". Science 290 (5495): 1354–8. doi:10.1126/science.290.5495.1354. PMID 11082062.
- Göransdotter Ericson K, Fadeel B, Nilsson-Ardnor S, et al. (2001). "Spectrum of Perforin Gene Mutations in Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 68 (3): 590–7. doi:10.1086/318796. PMC 1274472. PMID 11179007. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1274472.
- Clementi R, zur Stadt U, Savoldi G, et al. (2002). "Six novel mutations in the PRF1 gene in children with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis". J. Med. Genet. 38 (9): 643–6. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.9.643. PMC 1734943. PMID 11565555. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1734943.
- Ambach A, Bonnekoh B, Gollnick H (2001). "Perforin granule release from cytotoxic lymphocytes ex vivo is inhibited by ciclosporin but not by methotrexate". Skin Pharmacol. Appl. Skin Physiol. 14 (5): 249–60. doi:10.1159/000056355. PMID 11586066.
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