Recombinant Human GNLY/Granulysin Protein

Supplementary information

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Granulysin also known as GNLY is a cytolytic protein with a mass of approximately 9 kDa present in the granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. This protein expressed in activated human immune cells plays a role in immune defense by creating pores in the target cell membranes which enables other cytotoxic molecules to enter and induce cell death. Researchers often utilize Granulysin as a GNLY marker to assess immune cell activity within the body.

Biological function summary

Granulysin contributes to the body's defense against bacterial fungal and parasitic infections. It acts independently but can also collaborate with other immune components to enhance its effects. Granulysin disrupts microbial membranes owing to its affinity to negatively charged lipids leading to pathogen elimination. This mechanism plays a critical role in the human body's broader immune response.

Pathways

Granulysin operates significantly within the immune response pathway by working in concert with perforin another cytolytic protein. Together they form a potent immune mechanism aimed at eliminating infected or malignant cells. Furthermore the interferon-gamma pathway closely influences Granulysin suggesting a connection to innate and adaptive immune responses.

Granulysin shows association with various conditions most notably tuberculosis and leprosy. In these diseases the GNLY protein levels reflect the body's immune activity against the pathogens. Granulysin works alongside proteins such as perforin and granzymes whose involvement suggests possible diagnostic markers for understanding the immune response in these bacterial infections.