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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
CD40 ligand (CD40L) is a glycoprotein expressed on the surface of activated helper T cells, basophils, mast cells, and eosinophils. Binding of CD40L to its receptor CD40 on the B cell surface induces B cell proliferation, adhesion, and immunoglobulin class switching. We have identified soluble cleavage products of human CD40L in the supernatant of a stimulated human T cell clone. Subcellular fractionation experiments have shown that the transmembrane CD40L is processed inside the microsomes and that its cleavage is stimulation-dependent. The native human soluble CD40L is trimeric and, when used in conjunction with interleukin-4, induces B cell proliferation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
271
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5965-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Human native soluble CD40L is a biologically active trimer, processed inside microsomes.
pubmed:affiliation
Glaxo Institute for Molecular Biology, Geneva, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article