NK T cell differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0001865
The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a NK T cell. [ GOC:add http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10704459 ]
Synonyms: NT cell differentiation, NK T-lymphocyte differentiation, NKT cell differentiation, natural T cell differentiation, NK T-cell differentiation, NK T lymphocyte differentiation, natural killer T cell differentiation
Term info
Note that NK T cells are a distinct lineage of T cells expressing natural killer cell markers and having T cell receptors characterized by the usage of a restricted repertoire of variable region gene segments. Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
NK T cell development
biological_process
GO:0001865