Form
Liquid
Buffer
PBS carbohydrates
Preservative
No preservative
Storage
Store as concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening vial. For short-term storage (1-2 weeks), store at 4ºC. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20ºC or below. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.
Concentration
Batch dependent (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Antigen Species
Human
Immunogen
purified recombinant human CD40 ligand C-terminal extracellular domain, expressed in E. coli.
Purification
Purified by affinity chromatography
Conjugation
Unconjugated
Note
For laboratory research use only. Not for any clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use in humans or animals. Not for animal or human consumption.
Purchasers shall not, and agree not to enable third parties to, analyze, copy, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to determine the structure or sequence of the product.
Synonyms
CD40 ligand , CD154 , CD40L , HIGM1 , IGM , IMD3 , T-BAM , TNFSF5 , TRAP , gp39 , hCD40L
Cellular Localization
Cell membrane
Background
CD40 ligand (also known as CD154, TRAP, or gp39) is a 261 amino acid type II transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily. CD40L is expressed predominantly on activated CD4+ T lymphocytes. It is also found in other cell types (NK cells, mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils). Human and mouse CD40L share approximately 78% sequence identity. The receptor for CD40L is CD40. CD40, a type I transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to the TNF receptor family, is expressed on B lymphocytes, monocytes, dendritic cells, and thymic epithelium. Following interaction with CD40 ligand, CD40 mediates a number of major immunoregulatory functions central to the control of thymus-dependent humoral immunity and may be critical in the development of cell-mediated immune responses. Other biological actions include B cell homotypic adhesion, proliferation, immunoglobulin isotype switch, and secretion. The interaction of CD40 and CD40L also plays important roles in monocyte activation and dendritic cell maturation. Activation of CD40 inhibits the growth of certain B cell lymphomas and induces the death of transformed cells of mesenchymal or epithelial origin.
Database
Research Area