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Facts about Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 18.
Important for interactions between activated T-lymphocytes and endothelial cells. Mediates activation of NF-kappa-B.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | TNFSF18 |
Uniprot: | Q9UNG2 |
Entrez: | 8995 |
Belongs to: |
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tumor necrosis factor family |
Activation-inducible TNF-related ligand; AITRL; AITRLMGC138237; GITR Ligand; GITRL; GITRLglucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein ligand; Glucocorticoid-induced TNF-related ligand; hGITRLGITR ligand; TL6AITR ligand; TNFSF18; tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 18; tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 18
Mass (kDA):
22.724 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 1q25.1 |
Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (173041220..173050963, complement) |
Expressed at high levels in the small intestine, ovary, testis, kidney and endothelial cells.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.
PMID: 10074428 by Gurney A.L., et al. Identification of a new member of the tumor necrosis factor family and its receptor, a human ortholog of mouse GITR.
PMID: 10037686 by Kwon B., et al. Identification of a novel activation-inducible protein of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and its ligand.