Thursday, 26 January 2017

immunology - Why are Natural Killer cells considered cells of Innate immunity?


Kuby Immunology says



They (NK cells) do not express antigen specific receptors and are considered part of the innate immune system.



Though they also have receptors for antibodies that bind to NK cells and help detect antigens or pathogenic cells that are killed by the secretions of their cytotoxic granules.


Couldn't we then call them cells of Adaptive immunity?




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