establishment of natural killer cell polarity
The directed orientation of natural killer cell signaling molecules and associated membrane rafts towards a chemokine gradient or a contact point with a cell displaying natural killer cell activating ligands. [ GOC:mgi_curators http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9759849 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12615886 ]
Synonyms: NK cell polarization, establishment of NK cell polarity, natural killer cell polarization
Term info
biological_process
GO:0001770
Term relations
- establishment of lymphocyte polarity
- occurs in some natural killer cell
- part of some natural killer cell activation