Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 16 - Adaptive Immunity - Tell Me Why - Question - Page 492: 1

Answer

Cytotoxic T cells attach themselves to a target and release vesicles that contain cytotoxins. Perforin molecules then activate apoptosis in this cell, effectively forcing the cell to commit suicide. The perforin secretion was named this way because it perforates the cell and forces its way in.

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Cytotoxic T cells attach themselves to a target and release vesicles that contain cytotoxins. Perforin molecules then activate apoptosis in this cell, effectively forcing the cell to commit suicide. The perforin secretion was named this way because it perforates the cell and forces its way in.
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