Term Name: pre-natural killer cell
Synonyms: pre-NK cell
Definition: Cell committed to natural killer cell lineage that has the phenotype CD122-positive, CD34-positive, and CD117-positive. This cell type lacks expression of natural killer receptor proteins.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000937]

Relationships
develops into: immature natural killer cell
is a type of: natural killer cell
disjoint_from: CD56-negative, CD161-positive immature natural killer cell CD56-positive, CD161-positive immature natural killer cell
has_plasma_membrane_part: CD34 molecule interleukin-2 receptor subunit beta mast/stem cell growth factor receptor
inverse disjoint_from: immature natural killer cell