OBO ID: ZFA:0009348
Term Name: pro-NK cell Search Ontology:
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)
References:
  • CL:0000825
  • TAO:0009348
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
EXPRESSION No data available
PHENOTYPE No data available