| Tissue Specificity | Highly expressed in thymus and lymph nodes, but not in non-lymphoid tissues and is abundantly expressed in T-cells but not in B-cells. A high level expression is also seen in the trabecular bone and lung. |
| Post Translational Modifications | N-glycosylated. The soluble form of isoform 1 derives from the membrane form by proteolytic processing. The cleavage may be catalyzed by ADAM17. A further shorter soluble form was observed. |
| Function | Cytokine that binds to TNFRSF11B/OPG and to TNFRSF11A/RANK. Osteoclast differentiation and activation factor. Augments the ability of dendritic cells to stimulate naive T-cell proliferation. May be an important regulator of interactions between T-cells and dendritic cells and may play a role in the regulation of the T-cell-dependent immune response. May also play an important role in enhanced bone-resorption in humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. Induces osteoclastogenesis by activating multiple signaling pathways in osteoclast precursor cells, chief among which is induction of long lasting oscillations in the intracellular concentration of Ca (2+) resulting in the activation of NFATC1, which translocates to the nucleus and induces osteoclast-specific gene transcription to allow differentiation of osteoclasts. During osteoclast differentiation, in a TMEM64 and ATP2A2-dependent manner induces activation of CREB1 and mitochondrial ROS generation necessary for proper osteoclast generation. |
| Protein Name | Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11Osteoclast Differentiation FactorOdfOsteoprotegerin LigandOpglReceptor Activator Of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B LigandRanklTnf-Related Activation-Induced CytokineTranceCd Antigen Cd254 Cleaved Into - Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11 - Membrane Form - Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11 - Soluble Form |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-MMU-5668541Reactome: -MMU-5669034Reactome: -MMU-5676594 |
| Cellular Localisation | Isoform 1: Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Type Ii Membrane ProteinIsoform 2: Cell MembraneIsoform 3: CytoplasmTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11Soluble Form: Secreted |
| Alternative Protein Names | Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11 proteinOsteoclast Differentiation Factor proteinOdf proteinOsteoprotegerin Ligand proteinOpgl proteinReceptor Activator Of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Ligand proteinRankl proteinTnf-Related Activation-Induced Cytokine proteinTrance proteinCd Antigen Cd254 Cleaved Into - Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11 - Membrane Form - Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 11 - Soluble Form proteinTnfsf11 proteinOpgl proteinRankl proteinTrance protein |
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