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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 177, Issue 2, Pages 1171-1178Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.2.1171
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Granzyme (Gzm)M is constitutively highly expressed in NK cells that may play a critical role in NK cell-mediated cytolysis. However, the function of GzmM has been less defined. Just one report showed GzmM induces a caspase-independent death pathway. In this study, we demonstrate a protein transfection reagent Pro-Ject can efficiently transport GzmM into target cells. GzmM initiates caspase-dependent apoptosis with typical apoptotic nuclear morphology. GzmM induces DNA fragmentation, not DNA nicking. GzmM can directly degrade inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase to release the nuclease activity of caspase-activated DNase for damaging DNA. Furthermore, GzmM cleaves the DNA damage sensor enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase to prevent cellular DNA repair and force apoptosis.
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