title: Lysis of nonnucleated red blood cells by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
abstract: To establish the role of direct membrane damage in cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)-mediated lysis we investigated whether CTL would be capable of lysing nonnucleated target cells. By antibody-mediated targeting we show that CTL are indeed capable of lysing sheep and human red blood cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D002999:Clone Cells; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface