Biosynthesis of granulysin, a novel cytolytic molecule

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 413-422

  Hanson, Dennis A ^a   Kaspar, Allan A ^a   Poulain, Francis R ^b   Krensky, Alan M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; CTL; Cytolytic granules; NK cells

Indexed keywords

CONCANAMYCIN A; GENE PRODUCT; GRANULYSIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR SIZE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; KINETICS; MACROLIDES; PRECIPITIN TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032793656     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(99)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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