Cytotoxic cell granule-mediated apoptosis: Perforin delivers granzyme B-serglycin complexes into target cells without plasma membrane pore formation
Cytotoxic cell granule-mediated apoptosis: Perforin delivers granzyme B-serglycin complexes into target cells without plasma membrane pore formation
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DOI:
10.1016/s1074-7613(02)00286-8
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发表时间:
2002-03-01
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影响因子:
32.4
通讯作者:
Froelich, CJ
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作者:
Metkar, SS;Wang, BK;Froelich, CJ
The mechanism underlying perforin (PFN)-dependent delivery of apoptotic granzymes during cytotoxic cell granule-mediated death remains speculative. Granzyme B. (GrB) and perforin were found to coexist as multimeric complexes with the proteoglycan serglycin (SG) in cytotoxic granules, and cytotoxic cells were observed to secrete exclusively macromolecular GrB-SG. Contrary to the view that PFN acts as a gateway for granzymes through the plasma membrane, monomeric PFN and, strikingly, PFN-SG complexes were shown to mediate cytosolic delivery of macromolecular GrB-SG without producing detectable plasma membrane pores. These results indicate that granule-mediated apoptosis represents a phenomenon whereby the target cell perceives granule contents as a multimeric complex consisting of SG, PFN, and granzymes, which are, respectively, the scaffold, translocator, and targeting/informational components of this modular delivery system.