positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1GAS6-AXLGAS6_HUMAN - UFO_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Growth arrest
2IL15-IL15RA+IL2RBIL15_HUMAN - Ligand-ReceptorSignaling by Interleukin

II. Literature review

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Namepositive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation
IDGO_0032825
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Biological process

Exact synonym

positive regulation of NK cell differentiation, up regulation of natural killer cell differentiation, up-regulation of natural killer cell differentiation, upregulation of natural killer cell differentiation

Description

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of natural killer cell differentiation.

Related synonym

positive regulation of natural killer cell development

Comment

Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.

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