Pore-forming toxin
CLASS OF PROTEINS SYNTHESIZED BY ONE CELL AND SECRETED FOR INSERTION INTO THE MEMBRANE OF ANOTHER CELL WHERE THEY FORM TRANSMEMBRANE PORES
Pore forming toxin; Pore forming toxins; Pore-forming toxins; Pore forming protein; Pore-forming proteins; Pore Forming Protein; Pore-Forming Protein; Pore-forming protein
Pore-forming proteins (PFTs, also known as pore-forming toxins) are usually produced by bacteria, and include a number of protein exotoxins but may also be produced by other organisms such as earthworms, who produce lysenin. They are frequently cytotoxic (i.