CD40, a member of the TNF receptor family, is a cell surface protein expressed on B cells, dendritic cells, monocytes, thymic epithelial cells and, at low levels, on T cells. Signaling though CD40 plays an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of B cells, and is critical for immunoglobulin (Ig) class switching. The membrane-anchored CD40 Ligand is expressed almost exclusively on activated CD4+ T lymphocytes. Failure to express CD40L leads to "immunodeficiency with hyper-IgM", a disease characterized by failure to produce IgG, IgA and IgE. The soluble form of CD40L is an 18kDa protein comprising the entire TNF homologous region of CD40L and is generated in vivo by an intracellular proteolytic processing of the full length CD40L. Recombinant Murine CD40L is a soluble 16.4 kDa protein containing 149 amino acid residues comprising the receptor binding TNF-like domain of CD40L.
Source:
E.coli
Synonyms:
soluble CD40 Ligand, TNFSF5, TRAP, CD154, Gp39, T-BAM
AA Sequence:
MQRGDEDPQI AAHVVSEANS NAASVLQWAK KGYYTMKSNL VMLENGKQLT VKREGLYYVY TQVTFCSNRE PSSQRPFIVG LWLKPSSGSE RILLKAANTH SSSQLCEQQS VHLGGVFELQ AGASVFVNVT EASQVIHRVG FSSFGLLKL
Purity:
≥ 98% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity:
Determined by its ability to induce TNF-α and MIP-1α production by murine splenocytes. The expected ED50 for this effect is < 0.1 µg/ml.
