The granzyme B gene is highly polymorphic in wild mice but essentially invariant in common inbred laboratory strains.

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Granzyme B is a 247 amino acid pro-apoptotic protease secreted by effector lymphocytes for the purpose of killing virus-infected cells. While the capacity of granzyme B to potently induce caspase-dependent apoptosis has long been recognized, it has only recently been found that human and mouse granzyme B activate overlapping but distinct apoptotic pathways. To investigate a possible evolutionary basis for this...

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