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Mechanisms responsible for granzyme B-independent cytotoxicity.

Using granzyme B-deficient mice obtained by gene targeting, we previously demonstrated that granzyme B is required for the rapid induction of apoptotic target cell death by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs); however, CTLs are also equipped with additional effector mechanisms. In the present study, we examined the mechanisms responsible for granzyme B-independent cytotoxicity using in vitro lytic assays with CTLs derived from mice deficient for both granzyme B and Fas ligand (FasL) (granzyme B-/- x gld/gld) or for perforin and FasL (perforin x gld/gld). Our results show that primary mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR)-derived CTLs from granzyme B-/- x gld/gld mice induce apoptosis of allogeneic targets with less efficiency and a longer delay than CTLs deficient for granzyme B alone. The residual cytotoxicity in granzyme B-/- x gld/gld CTLs is primarily accounted for by a perforin-dependent mechanism, since perforin-/- x gld/gld CTLs have virtually no residual cytotoxic activity in our assays. Granzyme B-independent cytotoxicity is therefore partially accounted for by the Fas pathway and partially by another perforin-dependent mechanism.[1]

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  1. Mechanisms responsible for granzyme B-independent cytotoxicity. Shresta, S., Russell, J.H., Ley, T.J. Blood (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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