Natural killers shed attachments to kill again

J Cell Biol. 2018 Sep 3;217(9):2983-2985. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201807105. Epub 2018 Aug 14.

Abstract

Natural killer cells target antibody-bound cells following engagement of the Fc receptor CD16. Srpan et al. (2018. J. Cell Biol. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201712085) reveal that activation-induced shedding of CD16 leads to more motile behavior, allowing more targets to be engaged and killed in a given time.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Killer Cells, Natural*
  • Receptors, Fc*
  • Synapses

Substances

  • Receptors, Fc