CD2 promotes human natural killer cell membrane nanotube formation.

Membrane nanotubes are thin membranous projections that physically connect two cells. While nanotubes have been studied in human natural killer (NK) cells and are implicated in aiding NK cell cytotoxic function, requirements for their formation to susceptible target cells remain incompletely underst...

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Main Authors: Colin J Comerci, Emily M Mace, Pinaki P Banerjee, Jordan S Orange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3480409?pdf=render