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Gene information for CD40 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID958
Official gene symbolCD40
Full nameCD40 molecule, TNF receptor superfamily member 5
Aliases,Bp50,CDW40,MGC9013,TNFRSF5,p50,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a member of the TNF-receptor superfamily. This receptor has been found to be essential in mediating a broad variety of immune and inflammatory responses including T cell-dependent immunoglobulin class switching, memory B cell development, and germinal center formation. AT-hook transcription factor AKNA is reported to coordinately regulate the expression of this receptor and its ligand, which may be important for homotypic cell interactions. Adaptor protein TNFR2 interacts with this receptor and serves as a mediator of the signal transduction. The interaction of this receptor and its ligand is found to be necessary for amyloid-beta-induced microglial activation, and thus is thought to be an early event in Alzheimer disease pathogenesis. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 20   Locus: 20q12-q13.2
Gene position44746906 - 44758384  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size11479 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID109535