TNFSF13

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This protein is a ligand for TNFRSF17/BCMA, a member of the TNF receptor family. This protein and its receptor are both found to be important for B cell development. In vitro experiments suggested that this protein may be able to induce apoptosis through its interaction with other TNF receptor family proteins such as TNFRSF6/FAS and TNFRSF14/HVEM. Three alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. Other transcripts that skip the last exon of the upstream gene (TNFSF12) and continue with the second exon of this gene have been identified; such read-through transcripts are contained in GeneID 407977, TNFSF12-TNFSF13. [provided by RefSeq]

tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 13

Cytokine that binds to TNFRSF13B/TACI and to TNFRSF17/BCMA. Plays a role in the regulation of tumor cell growth. May be involved in monocyte/macrophage-mediated immunological processes.

Biological Process immune response Source:InterPro
Biological Process positive regulation of cell population proliferation Source:ProtInc1 Publication
Biological Process positive regulation of isotype switching to IgA isotypes Source:MGI1 Publication
Biological Process signal transduction Source:ProtInc1 Publication

Secreted

The precursor is cleaved by furin.