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Gene information for TNFSF10 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8743
Official gene symbolTNFSF10
Full nametumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 10
Aliases,APO2L,Apo-2L,CD253,TL2,TRAIL,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This protein preferentially induces apoptosis in transformed and tumor cells, but does not appear to kill normal cells although it is expressed at a significant level in most normal tissues. This protein binds to several members of TNF receptor superfamily including TNFRSF10A/TRAILR1, TNFRSF10B/TRAILR2, TNFRSF10C/TRAILR3, TNFRSF10D/TRAILR4, and possibly also to TNFRSF11B/OPG. The activity of this protein may be modulated by binding to the decoy receptors TNFRSF10C/TRAILR3, TNFRSF10D/TRAILR4, and TNFRSF11B/OPG that cannot induce apoptosis. The binding of this protein to its receptors has been shown to trigger the activation of MAPK8/JNK, caspase 8, and caspase 3. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3q26
Gene position172241297 - 172223298  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size18000 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID603598