Cytotoxic granule-mediated apoptosis: Unraveling the complex mechanism

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 528-532

  Raja, Srikumar M ^a   Metkar, Sunil S ^a   Froelich, Christopher J ^a  

^a Evanston NW Hlthcare Res Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; CHAPERONE; CLATHRIN; DYNAMIN; GRANZYME A; GRANZYME B; GRANZYME C; GRANZYME D; GRANZYME E; GRANZYME F; GRANZYME G; GRANZYME H; GRANZYME K; GRANZYME M; HERMES ANTIGEN; PERFORIN; PROTEIN; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE; PROTEOGLYCAN; SERGLYCIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; EXOCYTOSIS; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INTERNALIZATION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; TARGET CELL; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0141518343     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(03)00111-0     Document Type: Review

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