A type of innate lymphoid cell (ILC) important in innate immunity against viruses and other intracellular pathogens, and in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC). These cells express activating and inhibitory receptors, but lack the antigen-specific receptors found on T or B cells.
Un tipo de linfocitos citolíticos naturales (ILC) crucial en la inmunidad innata contra virus y patógenos intracelulares, y en la citotoxicidad mediada por células dependiente de anticuerpos (ADCC). Estas células poseen receptores activadores e inhibidores, pero carecen de los receptores específicos de antígeno de las células T o B.
| Front | A type of ILC that is important in innate immunity to viruses and other intracellular pathogens, and in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity ADCC. These cells express activating and inhibitory receptors, but not the antigen-specific receptors of T or B cells |
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| Back | natural killer NK cell |
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