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pro-NK cell

Term ID
ZFA:0009348
Synonyms
  • natural killer cell progenitor
  • NKP
  • null cell
  • preNK cell
  • pro-natural killer cell
Definition
A progenitor committed to the natural killer cell lineage, expressing certain phenotypic markers of the natural killer cell lineage such as the IL-15 receptor, but lacking many of the phenotypic characteristics of later stages of natural killer cell development such as expression of NK activating and inhibitory molecules.
Appears at
Unknown
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • CL:0000825
  • TAO:0009348
Ontology
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Relationships
develops from
develops into
is a type of
Expression
Genes with most Figures
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes