Term info
database cross reference
- NCIt:C82007
definition
Is a quantification of CD40 ligand, primarily expressed on activated CD4+ T lymphocytes. Protein function - mediates B-cell proliferation in the absence of co-stimulus as well as IgE production in the presence of IL-4. Involved in immunoglobulin class switching.1 Publication Release of soluble CD40L from platelets is partially regulated by GP IIb/IIIa, actin polymerization, and an matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) inhibitor-sensitive pathway.
definition citation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD40_ligand, http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P29965, D023201
gwas trait
true
has exact synonym
CD154 ligand measurement
term editor
Helen Parkinson