Natural killer T cell
T cells with some properties of natural killer cells / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Natural killer cell or Killer T cell.
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a heterogeneous group of T cells that share properties of both T cells and natural killer cells. Many of these cells recognize the non-polymorphic CD1d molecule, an antigen-presenting molecule that binds self and foreign lipids and glycolipids. They constitute only approximately 1% of all peripheral blood T cells.[1] Natural killer T cells should neither be confused with natural killer cells nor killer T cells (cytotoxic T cells).