লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
membrane attack complex
This term is a highly specialized technical expression used exclusively within immunology and microbiology. It describes a specific biochemical mechanism of the innate immune system, specifically the terminal pathway of the complement system. The term is descriptive and literal, referring to the physical assembly of proteins (C5b, C6, C7, C8, and multiple C9 molecules) into a pore-like structure.
In a clinical or academic context, it is often abbreviated as MAC. Because it refers to a specific molecular assembly, it is used in formal scientific discourse to explain the process of cytolysis, where the integrity of a pathogen's cell membrane is compromised to induce cell death.
Meanings
Examples
The membrane attack complex forms a pore in the bacterial cell wall.
I wonder if the pathogen has a way to inhibit the membrane attack complex.
The final step of the complement cascade is the assembly of the membrane attack complex.
Look at how the membrane attack complex disrupts the lipid bilayer here.
The membrane attack complex leads to rapid osmotic lysis of the target cell.
Does this specific strain of bacteria resist the membrane attack complex?
The protein C9 polymerizes to complete the membrane attack complex.
It is fascinating how the membrane attack complex can punch holes in a cell.