CD40 LIGAND Antibody – Goat Polyclonal

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. Ref.10Release of soluble CD40L from platelets is partially regulated by GP IIb/IIIa, actin polymerization, and an matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) inhibitor-sensitive pathway. Ref.10

Subunit structure: Homotrimer.

Subcellular location: Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. CD40 ligand, soluble form: Secreted.

Tissue specificity: Specifically expressed on activated CD4+ T-lymphocytes.

Post-translational modification: The soluble form derives from the membrane form by proteolytic processing.N-linked glycan is a mixture of high mannose and complex type. Glycan structure does not influence binding affinity to CD40.Not O-glycosylated. Ref.9

Involvement in disease: X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper-IgM 1 (HIGM1) [MIM:308230]: Immunoglobulin isotype switch defect characterized by elevated concentrations of serum IgM and decreased amounts of all other isotypes. Affected males present at an early age (usually within the first year of life) recurrent bacterial and opportunistic infections, including Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and intractable diarrhea due to cryptosporidium infection. Despite substitution treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, the overall prognosis is rather poor, with a death rate of about 10% before adolescence.Note: The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Ref.3 Ref.13 Ref.14 Ref.15 Ref.16 Ref.17 Ref.18 Ref.19 Ref.20 Ref.21

Sequence similarities: Belongs to the tumor necrosis factor family.