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Tnfsf18 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tnfsf18
  • Name
    tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 18
  • Synonyms
    Gitrl, GITR ligand
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2673064
    NCBI Gene: 240873
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:161322224-161332859 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 69.75 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    299 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2673064
protein coding gene Chr1:161322221-161333903 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0016653
protein coding gene Chr1:166777188-166789331 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0016634
protein coding gene Chr1:159996316-160006936 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0016600
protein coding gene Chr1:164858669-164869295 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0016595
protein coding gene Chr1:160541843-160552473 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0016419
protein coding gene Chr1:165076022-165086654 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0017056
protein coding gene Chr1:172423416-172434051 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014765
protein coding gene Chr1:152102252-152113471 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0015999
protein coding gene Chr1:164694994-164705600 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0016394
protein coding gene Chr1:178549018-178559652 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0016500
protein coding gene Chr1:158966946-158977384 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0016498
protein coding gene Chr1:157371504-157382143 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0016571
protein coding gene Chr1:167878453-167889087 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0016523
protein coding gene Chr1:186080428-186094578 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0017092
protein coding gene Chr1:164682378-164693012 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0015785
protein coding gene Chr1:158132629-158143305 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0015572
protein coding gene Chr1:163576655-163587295 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0016061
protein coding gene Chr1:164873606-164884228 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TNFSF18, TNF superfamily member 18
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TNFSF18, TNF superfamily member 18
  • Synonyms
    AITRL, GITRL, hGITRL, TL6, TNLG2A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8995
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9UNG2
    UniProt: Q9UNG2

  • Chr Location
    1q25.1; chr1:173039202-173050941 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    16 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Liver progenitor cell-specific conditional knock-out mice show attenuated ductular reaction, liver inflammation and liver fibrosis upon liver injury induced by feeding a choline-deficient diet supplemented with ethionine.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000066755 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 10636 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000086084 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2066 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000083251 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 173 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 4
      cDNA 4

      Microarray probesets 1
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 55
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:86980 Tone M, et al., Mouse glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor ligand is costimulatory for T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 9;100(25):15059-64
    • Latest
      J:346395 Li L, et al., GITRL impairs hepatocyte repopulation by liver progenitor cells to aggravate inflammation and fibrosis by GITR(+)CD8(+) T lymphocytes in CDE Mice. Cell Death Dis. 2024 Feb 6;15(2):114

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    last database update
    10/29/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory