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.
References
Liu Y, Tang X, Tian J, et al. Th17/Treg Cells Imbalance and GITRL Profile in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Nicot C, ed. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014;15(12):21674-21686.
Human TNFSF18 Gene ORF cDNA clone expression plasmid,without any tag, Related Products