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Table 100.

Key markers for murine NK cell identification and characterization

	Marker	Expression
NK lineage	NK1.1 (CD161)	surface
	NKp46 (NCR1; CD335)	surface
	CD49b	surface
	T-bet	nucleus
Distintion from other ILCs	IL7Rα (CD127)	surface, ILC1, ILC2, ILC3
	CD49a	surface, ILC1
	CD200R	surface, ILC1
	TRAIL	surface, ILC1
	Eomes	nucleus, NK cells
	Rorγt	nucleus, ILC3
Development/maturation stages	CD27	surface, immature NK cells
	CD11b (Mac-1/CD18)	surface, mature NK cells
	KLRG1	surface, mature NK cells
	CD43	surface, mature NK cells
	CXCR6	surface, "memory" NK cells in the liver