Cytotoxic activity of the lymphocyte toxin granzyme B

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 752-758

  Wowk, Michelle E ^a   Trapani, Joseph A ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CL; CTL; cytotoxic lymphocyte; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; cytotoxic T lymphocyte; Granzyme B; mannose 6 phosphate receptor; MPR; Natural killer cell; natural killer cell; NK; PI 9; protease inhibitor 9

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CHYMOTRYPSIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANZYME B; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PERFORIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL DEATH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; ENDOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 2942695902     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.03.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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