The absence of MHC-I at the outside of the Jurkat cell acts as a signal that something is wrong with it. Normally, MHC-I binds to a receptor of the NK and inhibits killing. It's just one of many, many signals but an easy one to use in this scenario.
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Ok. Now it's clearer. Thought it was just a homicidal cell with a weird thirst for killing.