LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

SIGNALLING IMMUNOLOGY CANCER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A proteoglycan which serves to assemble a complex containing granzymes and perforin is known as?
A
Serglycin
B
Cytokine
C
Cytotoxic T-Cell
D
Cytotoxic B-Cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -CTL and NK cell granules contain perforin and granzymes The lytic granules contain the pore-forming protein perforin and a series of granule-associated enzymes, called granzymes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pancreatic cells may be destroyed in perforin/granzyme B-dependent pathway, Fas/FasL-dependent pathway as well as in a consequence of proinflammatory cytokines release (interferon, interleukins). It was shown that more than one cytotoxic mechanism is involved in cells destruction.

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