| Tissue Specificity | Widely expressed with highest levels in lymphoid tissues. Detected in activated T-cells where expression levels are 30- to 50-fold less than CD28, the stimulatory coreceptor, on the cell surface following activation. |
| Post Translational Modifications | N-glycosylation is important for dimerization. Phosphorylation at Tyr-201 prevents binding to the AP-2 adapter complex, blocks endocytosis, and leads to retention of CTLA4 on the cell surface. |
| Function | Inhibitory receptor acting as a major negative regulator of T-cell responses. The affinity of CTLA4 for its natural B7 family ligands, CD80 and CD86, is considerably stronger than the affinity of their cognate stimulatory coreceptor CD28. |
| Protein Name | Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Protein 4Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4Ctla-4Cd Antigen Cd152 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-389356Reactome: R-HSA-389513Reactome: R-HSA-8877330 |
| Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane ProteinExists Primarily An Intracellular Antigen Whose Surface Expression Is Tightly Regulated By Restricted Trafficking To The Cell Surface And Rapid Internalization |
| Alternative Protein Names | Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Protein 4 proteinCytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4 proteinCtla-4 proteinCd Antigen Cd152 proteinCTLA4 proteinCD152 protein |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
