NK cells

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:immune_response
gptkb:lymphocyte
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NK
gptkbp:activatedBy gptkb:interleukin-2
gptkb:interferon-beta
gptkb:interferon-alpha
gptkb:interleukin-12
gptkbp:developedBy common lymphoid progenitor
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Rolf_Kiessling
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1975
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:FcγRIII_(CD16)
gptkbp:foundIn lymph nodes
spleen
bone marrow
peripheral blood
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:natural_killer_cells
gptkbp:function cytotoxicity
immune surveillance
killing tumor cells
killing virus-infected cells
gptkbp:hasNo gptkb:T_cell_receptor_(TCR)
surface immunoglobulin
gptkbp:inhibitedBy gptkb:MHC_class_I_molecules
gptkbp:lifespan about 2 weeks
gptkbp:marking gptkb:CD56
CD16
lack CD3
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction gptkb:antibody-dependent_cellular_cytotoxicity_(ADCC)
gptkbp:medicalUse gptkb:immunotherapy
gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:origin bone marrow
gptkbp:partOf innate immune system
gptkbp:proliferationInducedBy gptkb:IL-15
gptkb:IL-2
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:NKG2D
gptkb:KIR_(killer-cell_immunoglobulin-like_receptor)
gptkb:CD94/NKG2
gptkbp:recognizedBy cells with low MHC I
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:B_cells
gptkb:T_cells
gptkbp:releaseYear gptkb:interferon-gamma
gptkb:granzymes
gptkb:perforin
cytokines
gptkbp:role gptkb:immunotherapy
autoimmune diseases
transplant rejection
viral infection response
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:CD56bright_NK_cells
gptkb:CD56dim_NK_cells
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:natural_killer_cells
gptkb:CD20
gptkb:CD19
gptkb:IL-2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NK cells