Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Adaptor protein 3 may take lytic granules along CTL microtubules to the synapse
Published in Blood Weekly, December 25th, 2003
According to recent research published in the journal Nature Immunology, "Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by platelet defects and oculocutaneous albinism.
"Individuals with HPS type 2 (HPS2) lack the cytosolic adaptor protein 3 (AP-3) involved in lysosomal sorting, and are also immunodeficient. Here we characterize an HPS2 mutation and demonstrate that AP-3 deficiency leads to a loss of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)- mediated cytotoxicity.
"Although the lysosomal...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2003-12-25)
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