Entrez gene ID | | 3002 |
Official gene symbol | | GZMB |
Full name | | granzyme B (granzyme 2, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated serine esterase 1) |
Aliases | | ,CCPI,CGL-1,CGL1,CSP-B,CSPB,CTLA1,CTSGL1,HLP,SECT, |
Gene summary | | Cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells share the remarkable ability to recognize, bind, and lyse specific target cells. They are thought to protect their host by lysing cells bearing on their surface 'nonself' antigens, usually peptides or proteins resulting from infection by intracellular pathogens. The protein encoded by this gene is crucial for the rapid induction of target cell apoptosis by CTL in cell-mediated immune response. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 14 Locus: 14q11.2 |
Gene position | | 25103432 - 25100160 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 3273 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 123910 |
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