CD7 is located on chromosome 17 and encodes a cell surface glycoprotein member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. The protein is found on thymocytes and mature NK and T-cells. It plays an essential role in T-cell interactions and also in T-cell/B-cell interactions during early lymphopoeisis. CD7 is highly expressed on the surface of T-ALL/LBL T cells and is considered a viable CAR-T therapeutic target. Although CD7 is expressed on natural killer (NK) cells and normal T cells at various stages of maturation, CD7 knockout mice develop normal lymphoid organs and immune responses, suggesting that CD7 is dispensable for T/NK cell development and functions.