Title : Granzyme B (GraB) autonomously crosses the cell membrane and perforin initiates apoptosis and GraB nuclear localization.

Pub. Date : 1997 Mar 3

PMID : 9120391






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1 To determine if GraB can enter the cell, we treated YAC-1 or HeLa cells with FITC-labeled GraB and measured intracellular fluorescence with a high sensitivity CCD camera and image analyzer. Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate granzyme B Mus musculus
2 Uptake was inhibited at low temperature (4 degrees C) and by pretreatment with metabolic inhibitors, NaF and DNP, or cytochalasin B, a drug that both blocks microfilament formation, and FITC-GraB remained on the cell membrane localized in patches. Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate granzyme B Mus musculus
3 With the simultaneous addition of perforin and FITC-GraB, no significant increase in cytoplasmic fluorescence was observed over that found in cells treated only with FITC-GraB. Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate granzyme B Mus musculus
4 However, FITC-GraB was now detected in the nucleus of apoptotic cells labeling apoptotic bodies and localized areas within and along the nuclear membrane. Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate granzyme B Mus musculus