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Apoptosis: Granzyme Inhibitors
 
The lytic enzymes of cytotoxic lymphocytes seem to be contained within lysosome-like granules found in the cytoplasm. These granules contain perforin, a membrane pore-forming protein, and a family of serine proteases (granzymes). Granzyme B, a 32 kDa protein, is a serine caspase associated with the granules of Natural Killer (NK) cells. Granzyme B seems to be able to elicit cell death, perhaps by activating an endogenous pathway of programmed cell death.
 
Table 1: Selected Granzyme Inhibitors
Products
Cat. No.
MW
Sequence
Cell Permeable
Reversible
Known Target Granzyme B
Granzyme B Inhibitor II
502.5
Ac-IETD-CHO
-
Granzyme B, Caspase-8
Granzyme B Inhibitor II, Cell-permeable
2000.4
Ac-AAVALLPAVLLALLAP-IETD-CHO
Granzyme B, Caspase-8
Granzyme B Inhibitor III (See also Cat. No. 218840)
654.7
Z-IE(OMe)TD(OMe)-FMK
-
Granzyme B, Caspase-8
Crm A Recombinant
38,000
-
-
Granzyme B, Caspase-1
Granzyme B Inhibitor I
441.9
Z-AAD-CMK
-
Granzyme B
Granzyme B Inhibitor IV
498.5
Ac-IEPD-CHO
-
Granzyme B, Caspase-8
 
Abbreviations: √: Yes; -: No; AOM: 2,6-dimethylbenzoyloxymethyl ketone; CMK: Chloromethylketone; DCB: 2,6-dichlorobenzoyloxy; FAOM: 2, 6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyloxymethyl ketone; FMK: Fluoromethylketone; X: linker.