natural killer cell
A lymphocyte that can spontaneously kill a variety of target cells without prior antigenic activation via germline encoded activation receptors and also regulate immune responses via cytokine release and direct contact with other cells. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15771571 GOC:add ]
Synonyms: NK cell
Term info
- BTO:0004716
- FMA:63147
- CALOHA:TS-0664
- VHOG:0001697
- FMA:83601
- MESH:D007694
- BTO:0000914
human_reference_atlas
null cell, large granular lymphocyte
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- group 1 innate lymphoid cell and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD19 molecule and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD3 epsilon and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some membrane-spanning 4-domains subfamily A member 1 and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD14 molecule and capable of some natural killer cell mediated immunity and capable of some regulation of immune response
- group 1 innate lymphoid cell
- capable of some regulation of immune response
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD14 molecule
- capable of some natural killer cell mediated immunity
- develops from some pro-NK cell
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some membrane-spanning 4-domains subfamily A member 1