In natural killer (NK) cells, the lytic immunological synapse is specialized to facilitate cytotoxic activity against the target cell. The main function of the NK-cell lytic synapse is the ...

Catamaran Bio has weighed anchor with a $42 million first-round financing that will be used to pull its off-the-shelf natural killer (NK) cell therapies for cancer through early-stage development ...

Gilead Sciences' cell therapy Kite Pharma has bulked up its position in natural killer (NK) cell therapies, pledging up to $2.3 billion for a partnership with Shoreline Bioscience focusing on off ...

NK (natural killer) cells are a population of lymphocytes with both innate and adaptive immune features. They produce cytotoxic molecules and can eliminate infected cells or cancer cells. Lactate ...

May 16, 2025 — Researchers have developed a method to confidently produce blood cell precursors from stem cells in mice, by activating a set of seven key genes in the laboratory. The team takes ...