Induction of the BIM Short Splice Variant Sensitizes Proliferating NK Cells to IL-15 Withdrawal
B. Jacobs, A. Pfefferle, D. Clement, J. P. Goodridge, M. L. Saetersmoen, S. Lorenz, M. T. Wiiger, K.-J. Malmberg
The paper shows that IL-15 withdrawal induces apoptosis in NK cells by increasing BIM short splice variant expression, linked to caspase-3 activation and cell death.
bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2018Immunology