Perforin-1

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PRF1
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005041
NM_001083116

NM_011073

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001076585
NP_005032

NP_035203

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 70.6 – 70.6 MbChr 10: 61.13 – 61.14 Mb
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Perforin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRF1 gene and the Prf1 gene in mice.[5][6][7]

Function

Perforin is a pore forming

plasma membrane via membrane phospholipids while phosphatidylcholine binds calcium ions to increase perforin's affinity to the membrane.[8] Perforin oligomerises in a Ca2+ dependent manner to form pores on the target cell. The pore formed allows for the passive diffusion of a family of pro-apoptotic proteases, known as the granzymes, into the target cell.[9] The lytic membrane-inserting part of perforin is the MACPF domain.[10] This region shares homology with cholesterol-dependent cytolysins from Gram-positive bacteria.[11]

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.[7] Perforin is thought to act by creating holes in the plasma membrane which triggers an influx of calcium and initiates membrane repair mechanisms. These repair mechanisms bring perforin and granzymes into early endosomes.[12]

Clinical significance

Homozygous inheritance of defective PRF1 alleles result in the development of

familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 2 (FHL2), a rare and lethal autosomal recessive disorder of infancy.[7]

Interactions

Perforin has been shown to

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000180644 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000037202 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 1505959
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  7. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: PRF1 perforin 1 (pore forming protein)".
  8. ^ Osińska, Iwona et al. “Perforin: an important player in immune response.” Central-European journal of immunology vol. 39,1 (2014): 109-15. doi:10.5114/ceji.2014.42135
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Further reading

External links

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