| Literature DB >> 28255722 |
Hsiang-Ting Hsu1,2, Alexandre F Carisey1,2, Jordan S Orange3,4,5.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Confocal microscopy; Convergence; Immunological synapse; Lytic granules; MTOC; Mathematical algorithm
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28255722 PMCID: PMC5861262 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6881-7_31
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745