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ArticleAmerican journal of blood research2011

Molecular mechanisms influencing NK cell development: implications for NK cell malignancies.

Sally A Mujaj, Michelle M Spanevello, Maher K Gandhi, Jamie P Nourse

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Article in American journal of blood research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sally A Mujaj
Michelle M Spanevello
Maher K Gandhi
Jamie P Nourse

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural Killer (NK) cells are important effector cells in both the innate and adaptive immune responses. Although they were identified almost 40 years ago, our understanding of how and where NK cells develop is rudimentary. In particular, we have only a limited understanding of the signaling pathways that need to be activated to cause NK cell commitment and maturation. Knowledge of this process is important as disruptions can lead to the development of highly aggressive NK cell malignancies. In this review, we discuss the known molecular mechanisms that trigger NK cell commitment, prompt them to mature and finally allow them to become functional killers. Known disruptions in this developmental process, and how they may contribute to malignancy, are also addressed.

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Animalcell differentiationcytokinesgene expression regulationhumanlymphomalymphopoiesisNatural Killer celltranscription factors

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PMID22432064
PMCPMC3301417
OpenAlexW20655924

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