natural killer cell inhibitory signaling pathway

Term ID

GO:0002769

Synonyms

• inhibitory KIR signaling pathway
• killer cell inhibitory receptor signaling pathway
• Ly49 inhibitory receptor signaling pathway
• natural killer cell inhibitory signalling pathway
• NK cell inhibitory signaling pathway

Definition

The series of molecular signals initiated by an extracellular ligand binding to a receptor on the surface of a natural killer cell capable of inhibiting an immune effector process contributing to an immune response. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO