NK Cells in Action (VIDEO)

Imperial College London

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High-resolution live cell imaging showa an NK cell contacting a diseased cell. NK cell proteins essential to detecting the diseased cell organize into a ring within which "killing" granules are delivered to the diseased cell.

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Narration by Dr. Alice Brown. Film compiled by Warwick Bromley. Copyright Imperial College London

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