TY - JOUR
T1 - Granulysin A novel antimicrobial peptide of cytolytic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells
AU - Krensky, Alan M.
PY - 2000/2/15
Y1 - 2000/2/15
N2 - Granulysin is a novel antimicrobial protein produced by human cytolytic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. It is active against a broad range of microbes, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and parasites. The fact that it kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis is particularly important, since the current vaccine (Bacille Calmette-Guerin, BCG) is of limited efficacy and antibiotic resistance is increasing. Although functionally related to other antibacterial peptides, defensins and magainins, granulysin is structurally distinct. Like porcine NK lysin and amoebapores made by Entamoeba histolytica, granulysin is related to saposins, small lipid-associated proteins present in the central nervous system. The identification of this novel molecule indicates a broader and perhaps more significant role for T lymphocytes in both innate and acquired antimicrobial defenses. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.
AB - Granulysin is a novel antimicrobial protein produced by human cytolytic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. It is active against a broad range of microbes, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and parasites. The fact that it kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis is particularly important, since the current vaccine (Bacille Calmette-Guerin, BCG) is of limited efficacy and antibiotic resistance is increasing. Although functionally related to other antibacterial peptides, defensins and magainins, granulysin is structurally distinct. Like porcine NK lysin and amoebapores made by Entamoeba histolytica, granulysin is related to saposins, small lipid-associated proteins present in the central nervous system. The identification of this novel molecule indicates a broader and perhaps more significant role for T lymphocytes in both innate and acquired antimicrobial defenses. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.
KW - Antibiotic
KW - Cytolytic T lymphocyte
KW - Granulysin
KW - Natural killer cell
KW - Peptides
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U2 - 10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00177-X
DO - 10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00177-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 10644038
AN - SCOPUS:0033964867
VL - 59
SP - 317
EP - 320
JO - Biochemical Pharmacology
JF - Biochemical Pharmacology
SN - 0006-2952
IS - 4
ER -