The Memories of NK Cells: Innate-Adaptive Immune Intrinsic Crosstalk.
Sara GabrielliClaudio OrtolaniGenny Del ZottoFrancesca LuchettiBarbara CanonicoFlavia BuccellaMarco ArticoStefano PapaLoris ZamaiPublished in: Journal of immunology research (2016)
Although NK cells are considered part of the innate immune system, a series of evidences has demonstrated that they possess characteristics typical of the adaptive immune system. These NK adaptive features, in particular their memory-like functions, are discussed from an ontogenetic and evolutionary point of view.
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