TL6

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TL6 (Human)

Ligand id: 5072

Name: TL6

Species: Human

Summary
Biological activity
Structure
Immunopharmacology

Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol	Gene name	Species	Precursor protein name	Synonyms
TNFSF18	TNF superfamily member 18	Human	prepro-tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 18	AITRL, hGITRL, TL6, tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 18, tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 18

Synonyms
activation-inducible TNF-related ligand
glucocorticoid- induced TNF-related ligand

Synonyms

activation-inducible TNF-related ligand

glucocorticoid- induced TNF-related ligand

Database Links
Ensembl Gene	ENSG00000120337 (Hs)
UniProtKB	Q9UNG2 (Hs)
Wikipedia	TNFSF18

Comments
TL6 (official name, tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 18) is a cytokine belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. It is thought to be involved in T cell interactions with endothelial cells, via binding to its receptor TNFRSF18 (a.k.a. AITR and GITR).

Comments

TL6 (official name, tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 18) is a cytokine belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. It is thought to be involved in T cell interactions with endothelial cells, via binding to its receptor TNFRSF18 (a.k.a. AITR and GITR).