title: Found: a cellular activating ligand for NKp44.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Baychelier et al identify a ligand for a major natural killer (NK) cell receptor that mediates natural cytotoxicity toward tumor cells, thus ending a search that lasted well over a decade.
authors.affiliation: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
authors.forename: Sumati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajagopalan
authors.forename: Eric O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D055629:Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 2 / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C460660:KMT2E protein, human; D055629:Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 2