natural killer T cell

initialism: NKT
synonym: NKT cell
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13501
Lymphoid cells with a morphology and granule content intermediate between T cells and natural killer (NK) cells.
Note: NKT cells express low levels of \(\upalpha{:}\upbeta\) T-cell receptor with an invariant α chain and very restricted \(\ce{\upbeta\ chain}\) specificity, recognize lipid and glycolipid antigens presented by the nonclassical MHC-like molecule CD1d, and are potent producers of interleukin (IL)-4 and IFN-γ.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1219 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'natural killer T cell' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13501 RIS BibTex EndNote
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