Measurement of Lytic Granule Convergence After Formation of an NK Cell Immunological Synapse.
Methods Mol Biol
; 1584: 497-515, 2017.
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| ID: mdl-28255722
Natural killer (NK) cells contain specialized lysosome-related organelles termed lytic granules allowing them to mediate cytotoxicity against tumorigenic or virally infected target cells. NK cells polarize their lytic granules toward a target cell via the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC). Prior to that, however, lytic granules converge to the MTOC along microtubules utilizing minus-end-directed microtubule motors. Herein we describe how to visualize and quantify lytic granule convergence using confocal microscopy to gain quantitative insight into NK cell cytotoxicity and its regulation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Células Matadoras Naturais
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Centro Organizador dos Microtúbulos
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Vesículas Secretórias
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Sinapses Imunológicas
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Microtúbulos
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Methods Mol Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos