Transcriptional profiling of NK cells from tuberculosis patients

NK cells were purified from peripheral blood of healthy controls (n = 5), individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (n = 5), and active tuberculosis patients (n = 5). Total RNA was isolated from purified NK cells using RNA Isolation Kit (Dongsheng, R1061) according to the manufacturer's instructions. RNA Sequencing was conducted using the Illumina HiSeq X Ten platform (Novogene Bioinformatics Technology Co., Ltd.) with paired-end 150-bp reads.