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ADAPted secretion of cytokines in NK cells

A signaling module consisting of the adaptor ADAP and the Carma1–Bcl-10–MALT1 (CBM)–TAK1 signalosome has been shown to selectively induce cytokine secretion but not cytotoxicity in natural killer cells.

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Figure 1: Possible model for the production of IFN-γ by and induction of cytotoxicity in NK cells.

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Vivier, E., Ugolini, S. & Nunès, J. ADAPted secretion of cytokines in NK cells. Nat Immunol 14, 1108–1110 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2737

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