Expression of BMPRIA in NK cell precursors from human lymph nodes. Lymph node mononuclear cells were used to analyze BMPRIA expression on stage 1-4 NK cell precursors. (A) Dot plot shows the expression of CD34 and CD117 in Lin− (CD3−, CD19−, CD14−, CD94−) cells. Histograms show BMPRIA expression on stage 1 CD34+ CD117− CD94−pro-NK cells, stage 2 CD34+ CD117+ CD94− pre-NK cells and stage 3 CD34− CD117+ CD94−committed immature NK cells. The percentages of positive cells are indicated in each histogram. (B) Dot plot shows the expression of CD117 and CD94 in Lin− (CD3−, CD19−, CD14−, CD34−) cells. Histograms show BMPRIA expression on stage 3 CD34− CD117+ CD94−immature NK cells and stage 4 CD34− CD117+/− CD94+ NK cells. The percentages of positive cells are indicated in each histogram. Data are representative of 3 independent experiments.