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The cytotoxic lymphocyte protease, granzyme B, targets the cytoskeleton and perturbs microtubule polymerization dynamics

The cytotoxic lymphocyte protease, granzyme B, targets the cytoskeleton and perturbs microtubule polymerization dynamics
The cytotoxic lymphocyte protease, granzyme B, targets the cytoskeleton and perturbs microtubule polymerization dynamics
Granzyme B, a serine protease derived from cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and Natural Killer (NK) cell granules, plays an important role in coordinating apoptosis of CTL and NK target cells. Here, we report that granzyme B targets the cytoskeleton by cleaving and removing the acidic C-terminal tail of alpha-tubulin. Consistent with this, Granzyme B markedly enhanced rates of microtubule polymerization in vitro, most likely by removal of an autoinhibitory domain within the tubulin C terminus. Moreover, delivery of Granzyme B into HeLa target cells promoted dramatic reorganization of the microtubule network in a caspase-independent manner. These data reveal that granzyme B directly attacks a major component of the cell cytoskeleton, which may contribute to the incapacitation of target cells during CTL/NK-mediated killing.
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Adrain, Colin
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Duriez, Patrick J.
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Brumatti, Gabriela
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Delivani, Petrina
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Martin, Seamus J.
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Adrain, Colin
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Adrain, Colin, Duriez, Patrick J., Brumatti, Gabriela, Delivani, Petrina and Martin, Seamus J. (2006) The cytotoxic lymphocyte protease, granzyme B, targets the cytoskeleton and perturbs microtubule polymerization dynamics. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281 (12), 8118-8125. (doi:10.1074/jbc.M509361200). (PMID:16415351)

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Granzyme B, a serine protease derived from cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and Natural Killer (NK) cell granules, plays an important role in coordinating apoptosis of CTL and NK target cells. Here, we report that granzyme B targets the cytoskeleton by cleaving and removing the acidic C-terminal tail of alpha-tubulin. Consistent with this, Granzyme B markedly enhanced rates of microtubule polymerization in vitro, most likely by removal of an autoinhibitory domain within the tubulin C terminus. Moreover, delivery of Granzyme B into HeLa target cells promoted dramatic reorganization of the microtubule network in a caspase-independent manner. These data reveal that granzyme B directly attacks a major component of the cell cytoskeleton, which may contribute to the incapacitation of target cells during CTL/NK-mediated killing.

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Published date: 24 March 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 164801
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/164801
ISSN: 0021-9258
PURE UUID: 8e0f2fbb-e234-4127-9714-7225e3cbb956
ORCID for Patrick J. Duriez: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-2552

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Date deposited: 04 Oct 2010 13:51
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:52

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Author: Colin Adrain
Author: Patrick J. Duriez ORCID iD
Author: Gabriela Brumatti
Author: Petrina Delivani
Author: Seamus J. Martin

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