Cell type · L1
natural_killer_cell
62,744 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
NKG7, GNLY, KLRD1, PRF1, FCGR3A
Annotation genes
NKG7, GNLY, KLRD1
Annotation rationales
Natural killer cells are innate cytotoxic lymphocytes that integrate activating and inhibitory receptor signals without requiring clonotypic antigen recognition.
Functional implications
They rapidly eliminate infected or transformed cells, mediate antibody-dependent cytotoxicity and shape immune responses through cytokine release.
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