The cytolytic activity of NK cells is regulated by activating and inhibitory receptors, including ones that recognize cell-cell adhesion molecules. In this issue of Structure, Deuss et al. (2019) report the structure of nectin-like protein-5 bound to the NK inhibitory receptor CD96, a promising new target for cancer immunotherapy.

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