Ready for Prime Time: NK Cell Priming by Dendritic Cells

Overview

Journal Immunity

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 2007 Apr 27

PMID 17459805

Citations 24

Authors

Eric O Long

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Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells were long thought to respond directly to infected cells and tumor cells. In this issue of Immunity, Lucas et al. (2007) repeal this view by showing that NK cells acquire functionality through priming by dendritic cells.

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