Perforin—A key (shaped) weapon in the immunological arsenal

BA Spicer, PJ Conroy, RHP Law, I Voskoboinik… - Seminars in cell & …, 2017 - Elsevier
… This review focuses on structural and biological aspects of perforin function. … and structural
insights of perforin have enhanced our collective understanding of how perforin interacts with …

The pore conformation of lymphocyte perforin

ME Ivanova, N Lukoyanova, S Malhotra, M Topf… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
structure of membrane-inserted perforin pore at near-atomic resolution. In combination with
a previously solved crystal structure of the soluble perforin … to membrane insertion of perforin. …

Finding a balance between protection and pathology: the dual role of perforin in human disease

RC Willenbring, AJ Johnson - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
… The perforinperforin allele is Gnathostomata, or the jawed vertebrate. Earlier Chordata
species do not present with evidence of a perforin gene, despite possessing traditional perforin

Summary and comparison of the perforin in teleosts and mammals: A review

J Xu, N Yang, T Xie, G Yang, L Chang… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… and the lack of knowledge on perforin structure, alternative hypothesis of … perforin and
Gzms are endocytosed into endosomal compartments of target cells and subsequently perforin

Structure and mechanism of bactericidal mammalian perforin-2, an ancient agent of innate immunity

T Ni, F Jiao, X Yu, S Aden, L Ginger, SI Williams… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
… Loss of perforin-2 renders individual … of perforin-2 activation and activity using atomic
structures of pre-pore and pore assemblies, high-speed atomic force microscopy, and functional

The membrane attack complex/perforin superfamily

G Moreno-Hagelsieb, B Vitug, A Medrano-Soto… - Microbial …, 2017 - karger.com
… , previously suggested by comparison of their tertiary structures, can also be supported
by analyses of their primary structures. The superfamily includes the MACPF family (TC 1. C. …

Structures of monomeric and oligomeric forms of the Toxoplasma gondii perforin-like protein 1

T Ni, SI Williams, S Rezelj, G Anderluh, K Harlos… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
… of toxoplasmosis and malaria, respectively, and use perforin-like proteins (PLPs) to invade
… We report structures of the membrane attack complex/perforin (MACPF) and Apicomplexan …

Repurposing a pore: highly conserved perforin-like proteins with alternative mechanisms

T Ni, RJC Gilbert - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… homologues of perforin, … the structure and mechanism of pore formation by MACPF/CDC
proteins and then describe their distribution. Then we will focus on the structure and function of …

The Role of Perforin

D Švegar - Croatian Nursing Journal, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
perforin in medicine. The rationale of this article is to conduct further research about the role
and use of perforin … to motivate for further research and education about the role of perforin. …

Structure of astrotactin-2: a conserved vertebrate-specific and perforin-like membrane protein involved in neuronal development

T Ni, K Harlos, R Gilbert - Open Biology, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… the structure of the majority endosomal region of ASTN-2, showing it to consist of a unique
combination of polypeptide folds: a perforin-… The perforin-like domain differs from that of other …