Interleukin (IL)-15Rα-deficient natural killer cells survive in normal but not IL-15Rα-deficient mice

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 977-984

  Koka, Rima ^a   Burkett, Patrick R ^a   Chien, Marcia ^a   Chai, Sophia ^a   Chan, Faye ^a   Lodolce, James P ^a   Boone, David L ^a   Ma, Averil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

IL 15; NK cell development; NK cell homeostasis; NK cell survival

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 15 RECEPTOR;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; HOMEOSTASIS; INTERLEUKIN-15; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RADIATION CHIMERA; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-15; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLEEN;

EID: 0037460058     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021836     Document Type: Article

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