Signatures of human NK cell development and terminal differentiation

Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the innate lymphoid cell (ILC) family and represent the main cytotoxic population. NK cells develop from bone marrow common lymphoid progenitors and undergo terminal differentiation in the periphery, where they finally gain their cytotoxic competence as well as...

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Main Authors: Merlin eLuetke-Eversloh, Monica eKillig, Chiara eRomagnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
KIR
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00499/full