cytolytic granule

id: GO:0044194
name: cytolytic granule
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A specialized secretory lysosome that is present in cells with cytolytic capability such as cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. Cytolytic granules mediate the storage and regulated excretion of lytic molecules for killing of target cells.

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