Two cytotoxic T cells approach and attack a melanoma (cancerous) cell that bears MHC I complexed with “altered self” antigen on its surface. The T cell releases perforin, which begins to lyse the cell. This sequence is speeded up approximately 60×. (3.9 MB) [© James A. Sullivan, Quill Graphics.]
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