BAFF

Synonyms: B cell-activating factor | CD257 antigen | dendritic cell-derived TNF-like molecule

Compound class: Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat

Comment: The TNFSF13B precursor is also cleaved into a soluble form of the ligand.

Species: Human

Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups	CD molecules (ligands), Tumor necrosis factor superfamily ligands

Synonyms
B cell-activating factor \| CD257 antigen \| dendritic cell-derived TNF-like molecule

Synonyms

B cell-activating factor | CD257 antigen | dendritic cell-derived TNF-like molecule

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol	Gene name	Species	Precursor protein name	Synonyms
TNFSF13B	TNF superfamily member 13b	Human	prepro-tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13b	BAFF, BLYS, CD257, TALL-1, TALL1, THANK, TNFSF20, tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 13b, tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 13b