cytotoxic T cell (CD8+)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cell surface receptor
lymphocyte
gptkbp:activatedBy gptkb:interleukin-2
antigen-presenting cell
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:CTL
gptkb:CD8+_T_cell
killer T cell
gptkbp:developedBy thymocyte
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:T_cell_receptor_(TCR)
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1970s
gptkbp:foundIn blood
lymph nodes
spleen
gptkbp:function kills damaged cells
kills virus-infected cells
kills tumor cells
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cytotoxic T cell (CD8+)
gptkbp:inducedBy apoptosis in target cells
gptkbp:involvedIn immunotherapy
autoimmune diseases
immune surveillance
transplant rejection
gptkbp:marking gptkb:CD8
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:adaptive_immune_system
gptkbp:recognizedBy antigen presented by MHC class I
gptkbp:secretes gptkb:TNF-alpha
gptkb:IFN-gamma
gptkb:granzymes
gptkb:perforin
granulysin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:T-cells
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6