The present invention provides a method for producing natural killer (NK) cells or precursor cells thereof from pluripotent stem cells, comprising a) a step of
in vitro inducing
hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) from pluripotent stem cells, b) a step of
in vitro expanding HPC, and c) a step of
in vitro inducing NK cells or precursor cells thereof from HPC and inhibiting
histone methyltransferase and / or
aromatic hydrocarbon receptors (AHR) in one or more of steps a) to c); and a method comprising (1) a step for forming pluripotent
stem cell spheres having an average particle
diameter of 200 [mu] m or more in a first culture medium, (2) a step for inducing the pluripotent
stem cell spheres obtained in step (1) into a
cell population containing HPC by three-dimensional culture using a second culture medium containing a
histone methyltransferase inhibitor and / or an AHR
antagonist, and (3) a step for inducing the pluripotent
stem cell spheres obtained in step (2) into a
cell population containing HPC. And (3) a step in which the
cell population containing HPC obtained in step (2) is induced into a cell population containing NK cells or precursor cells thereof by three-dimensional culture using a third culture medium containing a
histone methyltransferase inhibitor and / or an AHR
antagonist, and one or more of steps (1) to (3) are performed by a
perfusion culture method. Steps (1) to (3) are preferably performed by a
continuous perfusion culture method.