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Facts about Granzyme B.
Appears to be connected to an activation cascade of caspases (aspartate-specific cysteine proteases) responsible for apoptosis execution. Cleaves caspase-3, -7, -9 and 10 to contribute to active enzymes mediating apoptosis.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | GZMB |
Uniprot: | P10144 |
Entrez: | 3002 |
Belongs to: |
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peptidase S1 family |
C11; CCPI; CGL1; CGL-1; CSPB; CSP-B; CTLA1; CTLA-1; CTSGL1; Fragmentin-2; Granzyme B; Granzyme-2; GRB; GrzB; GZMB; HLP; SECT
Mass (kDA):
27.716 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 14q12 |
Sequence: | 14; NC_000014.9 (24630954..24634190, complement) |
Cytoplasmic granule. Cytoplasmic granules of cytolytic T-lymphocytes and natural killer cells.
PMID: 2953813 by Schmid J., et al. Induction of mRNA for a serine protease and a beta-thromboglobulin- like protein in mitogen-stimulated human leukocytes.
PMID: 3258865 by Caputo A., et al. Structure and differential mechanisms of regulation of expression of a serine esterase gene in activated human T lymphocytes.
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