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Most cancer tissues displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity, with nuclear staining in a minority of cases.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
TNFSF13B (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
BAFF, BLYS, CD257, TALL-1, TALL1, THANK, TNFSF20
Description
Tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 13b (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This cytokine is a ligand for receptors TNFRSF13B/TACI, TNFRSF17/BCMA, and TNFRSF13C/BAFFR. This cytokine is expressed in B cell lineage cells, and acts as a potent B cell activator. It has been also shown to play an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of B cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]