Function | Abundant protease in the cytosolic granules of cytotoxic T-cells and NK-cells which activates caspase-independent pyroptosis when delivered into the target cell through the immunological synapse. It cleaves after Lys or Arg. Cleaves APEX1 after 'Lys-31' and destroys its oxidative repair activity. Cleaves the nucleosome assembly protein SET after 'Lys-189', which disrupts its nucleosome assembly activity and allows the SET complex to translocate into the nucleus to nick and degrade the DNA. |
Protein Name | Granzyme AAutocrine Thymic Lymphoma Granzyme-Like Serine ProteaseCtla-3Fragmentin-1T Cell-Specific Serine Protease 1Tsp-1 |
Cellular Localisation | SecretedCytoplasmic GranuleDelivered Into The Target Cell By Perforin |
Alternative Protein Names | Granzyme A proteinAutocrine Thymic Lymphoma Granzyme-Like Serine Protease proteinCtla-3 proteinFragmentin-1 proteinT Cell-Specific Serine Protease 1 proteinTsp-1 proteinGzma proteinCtla-3 proteinCtla3 proteinMtsp-1 protein |
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