Friend retrovirus infection induces the development of memory-like natural killer cells

Friend retrovirus infection induces the development of memory-like natural killer cells

Abstract Traditionally, NK cells belong to the innate immune system and eliminate virus-infected cells through their germline-encoded receptors. However, NK cells were recently reported to possess memory-like functions that were predominantly provided by hepatic NK cells. Memory properties were main...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Littwitz-Salomon, Thanh Nguyen, Simone Schimmer, Ulf Dittmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
Natural killer cells
Immunological memory
Friend virus
Retrovirus
Memory NK cells
Antigen specificity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-018-0450-1

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