Memory-Like NK Cells: Remembering a Previous Activation by Cytokines and NK Cell Receptors

Natural Killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic innate lymphoid cells serving at the front line against infection and cancer. In inflammatory microenvironments, multiple soluble and contact-dependent signals modulate NK cell responsiveness. Besides their innate cytotoxic and immunostimulatory activity, it h...

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Main Authors: Jens H. W. Pahl, Adelheid Cerwenka, Jing Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02796/full