Expression of CD3ε, CD3ζ, and RAG-1/RAG-2 in decidual CD56+ NK cells

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作者
King, A [1 ]
Gardner, L [1 ]
Sharkey, A [1 ]
Loke, YW [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Pathol, Res Grp Human Reprod Immunobiol, Cambridge CB2 1QP, England
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1006/cimm.1998.1250
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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In early pregnancy the uterine mucosa, the decidua, is infiltrated by numerous CD56(bright), CD16(-) natural killer (NK) cells. In this paper we have shown that unlike adult peripheral blood NK cells these uterine NK cells express cytoplasmic CD3 and CD3 zeta, but CD3 gamma and CD3 delta were not found in the majority of cells. In contrast to previous reports, there was no evidence of RAG-1 nor RAG-2 expression in decidual NK cells. These findings have implications for the ontogeny and development of decidual NK cells. (C) 1998 Academic Press.
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