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Perforin-mediated pore formation at the lytic synapse triggers the canonical pyroptotic cell death pathway
Brienne McKenzie, Marie-Pierre Puisségur, Lucie Demeersseman…·Salvatore Valitutti
This study shows perforin triggers pyroptosis in target cells by activating the NLRP3/caspase-1/gasdermin D pathway, while sustained CTL interaction leads to apoptosis.