amoebapore

a·moe·ba·pore

(ă-mē'ba-pōr),

An active peptide released from Entamoeba histolytica that can insert ion channels into liposomes and that has cytolytic and bactericidal activities.

[amoeba + G. poros, passageway]

a·moe·ba·pore

(ă-mē'bă-pōr)

An active peptide released from Entamoeba histolytica that can insert ion channels into liposomes and possesses cytolytic and bactericidal activities.

[amoeba + G. poros, passageway]

amoebapore

, amebapore (ă-mē′bă-por″) [ amoeba + pore]

A family of three pore-forming peptides (amoebapore A [AP-A], AP-B, and AP-C). They insert into the membranes of bacteria or eukaryotic cells and form tiny holes that result in lysis of the target cells.