Liver type 1 innate lymphoid cells lacking IL-7 receptor are a native killer cell subset fostered by parenchymal niches
T. Asahi, S. Abe, G. Cui, A. Shimba, T. Nabekura, H. Miyachi, S. Kitano, K. Ohira, J. M. Dijkstra, M. Miyazaki, A. Shibuya, H. Ohno, K. Ikuta
The paper identifies a novel liver-specific ILC1 subset lacking IL-7 receptor that develops from fetal liver progenitors and exhibits constitutive cytotoxic activity.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2022Immunology