Talk:Natural Killer T cell
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It would be better to have a figure of an NKT cell rather than an NK cell considering this article is about NKT cells. In addition, you could compare (schematically) NK, NKT and conventional T cells from both mice and humans (showing APC binding: 1.) to T cells in the context of protein:MHC I/II, 2.) to NKT cells in the context of CD1d/beta2microglobulin/glycolipid (aGC reactive or other), 3.) NK cells alone devoid of co-stim with APC.
And have each with some characteristic receptors (eg. NK1.1/CD161 for NKT and NK, CD3/TcR for NKT and T (but this would be incorporated in the APC-NKT; APC-T interaction schematic); CD4-CD8- (double negative NKT) vs CD4+ (single positive) NKT = in mice. This will show the similarities and differences between conventional CD4/CD8 T cells, NKT and NK cells considering NKT cells are supposed to share features between NK cells (receptor, IFN-g rapid production) and T cells.
Hope this helps.
[edit] removed image of NK-cell
found it also disturbing, since article is about NKT cells --Schneedrache 18:35, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
