How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets.
How cytotoxic lymphocytes are protected against their own weapons during close combat with diseased target cells is an important and long-standing question in immunology. A study in this issue provides new insights into the mechanisms by which natural killer (NK) cells avoid self-destruction.
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| description | How cytotoxic lymphocytes are protected against their own weapons during close combat with diseased target cells is an important and long-standing question in immunology. A study in this issue provides new insights into the mechanisms by which natural killer (NK) cells avoid self-destruction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b3fa9f16b1b48c784684bbf3fbd1b3d2022-12-22T03:28:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852021-08-01198e300133910.1371/journal.pbio.3001339How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets.Hannah WurzerLiza FilaliClément ThomasHow cytotoxic lymphocytes are protected against their own weapons during close combat with diseased target cells is an important and long-standing question in immunology. A study in this issue provides new insights into the mechanisms by which natural killer (NK) cells avoid self-destruction.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001339 |
| spellingShingle | Hannah Wurzer Liza Filali Clément Thomas How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets. PLoS Biology |
| title | How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets. |
| title_full | How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets. |
| title_fullStr | How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets. |
| title_full_unstemmed | How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets. |
| title_short | How natural killer cells avoid self-destruction when killing their targets. |
| title_sort | how natural killer cells avoid self destruction when killing their targets |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001339 |
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