Interestingly, quantitative assessment of NK cell localisation relative to hypoxic areas within the tumour by means of double immunofluorescence for NKp46 and the hypoxia-inducible surrogate marker glucose transporter-1 (Glut1) revealed that HIF-1α KO NK cells preferentially accumulated in well oxygenated areas of the tumour and were less abundant in hypoxic zones (Supplementary Fig. 2d). This evidence concerns the gene NCR1 and neoplasm.