Entrez gene ID | | 8995 |
Official gene symbol | | TNFSF18 |
Full name | | tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 18 |
Aliases | | ,AITRL,GITRL,MGC138237,TL6,hGITRL, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This cytokine is a ligand for receptor TNFRSF18/AITR/GITR. It has been shown to modulate T lymphocyte survival in peripheral tissues. This cytokine is also found to be expressed in endothelial cells, and is thought to be important for interaction between T lymphocytes and endothelial cells. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q23 |
Gene position | | 173020103 - 173010360 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9744 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603898 |