Liposomes Impede Exotoxins Cytolytic Effects
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Direct transfer of antigen-specific cytolytic activity to noncytolytic cells upon fusion with liposomes derived from cytolytic T cell clones
Murine cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) clones were solubilized in Nonidet P-40 detergent, and the matrix and membrane proteins separated from the nuclear constituents. These proteins, in combination with exogenous lipids and Sendai virus envelope proteins, were used to construct liposomes that were then fused with noncytolytic cloned T cell recipients. The resultant fusion products were found to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.2183