T Before NK
- 19 April 2002
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 296 (5567) , 481-482
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1071492
Abstract
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a small subset of T lymphocytes that express both activating T cell receptors and inhibitory NK cell receptors. In a Perspective, [MacDonald][1] discusses intriguing new findings published here ([ Benlagha et al .][2]) and elsewhere, that identify an early NKT cell precursor in the thymus that expresses the T cell receptor but not NK cell receptors, yet can give rise to NKT cells that express both. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5567/481 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/296/5567/553Keywords
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