"B-Cell Activating Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tumor necrosis factor superfamily member that plays a role in the regulation of B-LYMPHOCYTE survival. It occurs as a membrane-bound protein that is cleaved to release an biologically active soluble form with specificity to TRANSMEMBRANE ACTIVATOR AND CAML INTERACTOR PROTEIN; B-CELL ACTIVATION FACTOR RECEPTOR; and B-CELL MATURATION ANTIGEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D053264
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.750.061 D12.644.276.972.061 D12.776.395.191 D12.776.467.374.750.061 D12.776.467.972.061 D12.776.543.550.193 D23.529.374.750.061 D23.529.972.061
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| Concept/Terms |
B-Cell Activating Factor- B-Cell Activating Factor
- Activating Factor, B-Cell
- B Cell Activating Factor
- B Lymphocyte Stimulator
- B-Lymphocyte Activating Factor
- Activating Factor, B-Lymphocyte
- B Lymphocyte Activating Factor
- BAFF Ligand
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13b
- CD257 Antigen
- Antigen, CD257
- CD257 Antigens
- TALL-1 Protein
- TALL 1 Protein
- THANK Protein
- TNF and APOL-Related Leukocyte Expressed Ligand 1
- TNF and APOL Related Leukocyte Expressed Ligand 1
- TNF Superfamily, Member 13b
- Antigens, CD257
- BLyS Protein
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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