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Perforins are toxic chemicals that punch holes into the cell membrane of an infected cell to lyse the cell

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Perforins are pore-forming proteins released by natural killer (NK) cells to induce apoptosis in target cells. They create holes in the cell membrane, leading to osmotic lysis and cell death. This mechanism helps NK cells eliminate virus-infected or abnormal cells.

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