| 摘 要： | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells protect us against a variety of pathogens, and are involved in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Granzyme B plays a major role in the mechanism used by these cytolytic effectors to destroy the target cells. This proteinase is produced by the effectors and stored within cytoplasmic granules. Upon interaction with the pathogenic cell the granzyme is transferred from the CTL to the target via directed exocytosis and subsequent receptor mediated endocytosis. It is interesting that cells that are deficient in expression of the receptor for granzyme are also resistant to CTL-
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