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NK cell development: Gas matters

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The mechanisms governing natural killer cell development are not well understood. Activation of the tyrosine kinase receptors Tyro3, Axl and Mer on pre–natural killer cells by stromal cell–produced ligands now seems to be critical.

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Figure 1: TAM receptors and NK cell development.

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    Thierry Walzer & Eric Vivier

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    Thierry Walzer & Eric Vivier

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