Abstract
Granzymes A-G are a family of serine proteases localized in the cytoplasmic granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (Masson, D. et al. Cell 1987, 49: 679) and granzyme A is secreted by T lymphocytes in response to antigenic stimulation. Granzyme A is also expressed by natural killer (NK) and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells. Here we show that fresh rat NK cells constitutively express granzyme B and that granzyme A and granzymc B are differentially regulated in unstimulated NK cells vs. LAK cells with NK phenotype (LAK-NK cells). We also show that both granzymes A and B arc secreted in a calcium-dependent manner, by NK and LAK-NK cells in response to stimuli which trigger NK cell functions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1049-1053 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Journal of Immunology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology