Human CD8+ T-Cell Populations That Express Natural Killer Receptors

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CD8 + T cells are activated by TCRs that recognize specific cognate Ags, while NK-cell activation is regulated by a balance between signals from germline-encoded activating and inhibitory NK receptors.Through these different processes of Ag recognition, CD8 + T cells and NK cells play distinct roles as adaptive and innate immune cells, respectively.However, some human CD8 + T cells have been found to express...