Perforin: more than just an effector molecule

被引:84
作者
Stepp, SE
Mathew, PA
Bennett, M
de Saint Basile, G
Kumar, V
机构
[1] Univ Texas, SW Med Ctr, Grad Program Immunol, Dallas, TX 75235 USA
[2] UNT Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Mol Biol & Immunol, Ft Worth, TX 76107 USA
[3] Univ Texas, SW Med Ctr, Dept Pathol, Dallas, TX 75235 USA
[4] INSERM, Unite Rech Dev Normal & Pathol Syst Immunitaire, U429, Paris, France
[5] Univ Chicago, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 2000年 / 21卷 / 06期
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10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01622-4
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Perforin mediates the destruction of virus-infected or transformed cells. However, the finding that perforin deficiency is the underlying cause of familial hemaphagocytic lymphohistiocytosis indicates that it also regulates the immune response.
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页码:254 / 256
页数:5
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