Term Name: pro-NK cell
Synonyms: natural killer cell progenitor, NKP, null cell, preNK cell, pro-natural killer cell
Definition: A progenitor committed to the natural killer cell lineage, expressing certain phenotypic markers of the natural killer cell lineage such as the IL-15 receptor, but lacking many of the phenotypic characteristics of later stages of natural killer cell development such as expression of NK activating and inhibitory molecules.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009348]

Relationships
develops from: common lymphoid progenitor
develops into: immature natural killer cell natural killer cell
is a type of: lymphoid progenitor cell

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