Evidence for the existence of granzyme-like serine proteases in teleost cytotoxic cells

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 449-459

  Praveen, Kesavannair ^a   Evans, Donald L ^a   Jaso Friedmann, Liliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative immunology; Cytotoxic T cells; Cytotoxicity; Granule exocytosis; Granzymes; Nk cells

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GRANZYME A; GRANZYME B; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CATFISH; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOTOXICITY; EXOCYTOSIS; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TELEOST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; ICTALURIDAE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 15244351366     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-2566-7     Document Type: Article

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