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Background
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Human FAS ligand is a cytokine that binds to TNFRSF6/FAS, a receptor that transduces the apoptotic signal into cells. Under specific conditions, FAS may be involved in cytotoxic T-cell mediated apoptosis and in T-cell development. TNFRSF6/FAS-mediated apoptosis was reported to may have a role in the induction of peripheral tolerance, in the antigen- stimulated suicide of mature T-cells, or both. FAS binding to the decoy receptor, TNFRSF6B/DcR3, modulates its effects. FAS interacts with many proteins, including ARHGAP9, BAIAP2L1, BTK, CACNB3, CACNB4, CRK, DLG2, DNMBP, DOCK4, EPS8L3, FYB, FYN, HCK, ITK, ITSN2, KALRN, LYN, MACC1, MIA, MPP4, MYO15A, NCF1, NCK1, NCK2, NCKIPSD, OSTF1, PIK3R1, PSTPIP1, RIMBP3C, SAMSN1, SH3GL3, SH3PXD2B, SH3PXD2A, SH3RF2, SKAP2, SNX33, SNX9, SORBS3, SPTA1, SRC, SRGAP1, SRGAP2, SRGAP3, TEC, TJP3 and YES1. FAS, a receptor protein that consists of 335 amino acids, is N-glycosylated. The soluble form derives from the membrane form by proteolytic processing. Studies have shown that defects in FASLG are the cause of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1B (ALPS1B), also known as Canale-Smith syndrome (CSS). ALPS is known as a childhood syndrome involving hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia with massive lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Source: Entrez Gene, Swiss-Prot
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Research Area
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Immunology, Adaptive Immunity, Hematopoietic Progenitors, Innate Immunity, Cytokines, Apoptosis/Necrosis, CD Antigens, Virology, Cancer, Surface Receptors of Immune Cells
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