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Protection from endogenous perforin: glycans and the C terminus regulate exocytic trafficking in cytotoxic lymphocytes.
Immunity - 24 Jun 2011
Brennan Amelia J, Chia Jenny, Browne Kylie A, Ciccone Annette, Ellis Sarah, Lopez Jamie A, Susanto Olivia, Verschoor Sandra, Yagita Hideo, Whisstock James C, Trapani Joseph A, Voskoboinik Ilia
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic lymphocyte-mediated apoptosis is dependent on the delivery of perforin to secretory granules and its ability to form calcium-dependent pores in the target cell after granule exocytosis. It is unclear how cytotoxic lymphocytes synthesize and store perforin without incurring damage or dea...
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