Human NK cell development requires CD56-mediated motility and formation of the developmental synapse

CD56, a splicing variant of NCAM, marks human NK cell differentiation stages. Here the authors show that developing human NK cells form CD56-enriched synapses with stromal cells, and CD56 is critical to promote motility of NK cells that increases with their maturation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emily M. Mace, Justin T. Gunesch, Amera Dixon, Jordan S. Orange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12171
Description
Summary:CD56, a splicing variant of NCAM, marks human NK cell differentiation stages. Here the authors show that developing human NK cells form CD56-enriched synapses with stromal cells, and CD56 is critical to promote motility of NK cells that increases with their maturation.
ISSN:2041-1723