• Granzymes are serine proteases released by cytoplasmic granules within cytotoxic T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. They induce programmed cell death...
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    Granzyme A (GzmA, EC 3.4.21.78, CTLA3, HuTPS, T-cell associated protease 1, cytotoxic T lymphocyte serine protease, TSP-1, T-cell derived serine proteinase)...
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  • Granzyme B (GrB) is one of the serine protease granzymes most commonly found in the granules of natural killer cells (NK cells) and cytotoxic T cells....
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    Granzyme K (GrK) is a protein that is encoded by the GZMK gene on chromosome 5 in humans. Granzymes are a family of serine proteases which have various...
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    Granzyme B is a serine protease that in humans is encoded by the GZMB gene. Granzyme B is expressed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer...
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    collectively termed granzymes and include 4 distinct gene products: granzyme A, granzyme B, granzyme H, and Met-ase, also known as granzyme M. GRCh38: Ensembl...
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    Granzyme H is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GZMH gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000100450 – Ensembl, May 2017 GRCm38: Ensembl release...
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    Serpin B9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINB9 gene. Serpin B9 is an inhibitor of Granzyme B (GzmB). GzmB is a potent cytotoxic molecule...
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    Gram-positive bacteria. The initial concept of a plasma membrane pore model was challenged when research revealed that granzyme B could undergo endocytosis independently...
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    required) Jonsson AH, Zhang F, Dunlap G, et al. (June 2022). "Granzyme K+ CD8 T cells form a core population in inflamed human tissue". Science Translational...
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    associated with the macromolecular complex of granzymes and perforin, and serves as a scaffold for the granzyme and perforin in granule-mediated apoptosis...
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    Tumor necrosis factor (redirect from TNF-a)
    increases cytotoxic activity by increasing the expression of perforin, granzyme B, Fas ligand, and TNF. In T cells, the activation of the JNK pathway by...
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    membrane attack complex. Clusterin, a soluble molecule with functions similar to CD59, forms a complex with Granzyme B and inhibits activation of apoptosis...
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    detachment activity by GrB (Granzyme B), and tumour metastasis. HS has also been shown to serve as cellular receptor for a number of viruses, including...
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    (IP-10, lymphotactin), trigger cytolysis of target cells (perforins, granzymes...), and interact with other cells, such as epithelial cells, monocytes...
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  • protein perforin forms pores in the target cell and provides access for granzymes to enter and trigger cell death by apoptosis. Since 1995, Trapania has...
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    triggered by activated T cells – which secrete toxic granzymes and perforin – or indirectly as a result of reduced blood flow or the generation of reactive...
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    aortic aneurysm. Other recent research identified Granzyme B (GZMB) (a protein-degrading enzyme) to be a potential target in the treatment of abdominal aortic...
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    contain proteins such as perforin and proteases known as granzymes. Upon release in close proximity to a cell slated for killing, perforin forms pores in the...
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  • American television production company Gamma-ray burst, an astronomical event Granzyme B (GrB), serine protease most commonly found in the granules of NK cells...
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    Cytotoxic T cells and NK cells release molecules like perforin and granzymes by a process of directed exocytosis to kill infected target cells. Basophil...
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    closely related to other cytotoxic immune serine proteases, such as the granzymes and cathepsin G. It is more distantly related to the digestive CELA1....
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  • factor beta (TGF-β). Another known mechanism is the production of cytotoxic Granzyme B. Bregs also express various inhibitory surface markers such as programmed...
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    Bird PI (November 1996). "A cytosolic granzyme B inhibitor related to the viral apoptotic regulator cytokine response modifier A is present in cytotoxic...
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    Aggressive NK-cell leukemia is a disease with an aggressive, systemic proliferation of natural killer cells (NK cells) and a rapidly declining clinical course...
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    mediate keratinocyte cell death through release of a number of molecules, including perforin, granzyme B, and granulysin. Other agents, including tumor...
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  • which are antigenic. Normally, a cytotoxic T cell will immediately come to "inject" lymphotoxins, such as perforin or granzyme, that will kill the infected...
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  • and granzymes are taken up by the target cell. In this pathway, the perforins facilitate the entry of granule contents into the cell. The granzymes then...
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    activated by proteolysis through its association with a protein complex that forms apoptosome, or by granzyme B, or via the death receptor pathways. Autoproteolysis...
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    latter's Fc regions interact with their Fc receptors, releasing perforin and granzyme B to kill the tumor cell. Examples include rituximab, ofatumumab, elotuzumab...
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