Role of inositol phospholipid signaling in natural killer cell biology

Natural Killer (NK) cells are important in the host defense against malignancy and infection. At a cellular level NK cells are activated when signals from activating receptors exceed signaling from inhibitory receptors. At a molecular level NK cells undergo an education process to prevent autoimmuni...

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Main Authors: Matthew eGumbleton, William Garrow Kerr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00047/full