BAFF receptor (B-cell activating factor receptor, BAFF-R), also known as tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13C (TNFRSF13C) and BLyS receptor 3 (BR3), is a membrane protein of the TNF receptor superfamily which recognizes BAFF, an essential factor for B cell maturation and survival.[5][6] In humans it is encoded by the TNFRSF13C gene.[7]

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TNFRSF13C
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTNFRSF13C, BAFF-R, BAFFR, BROMIX, CD268, CVID4, prolixin, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13C, TNF receptor superfamily member 13C
External IDsOMIM: 606269; MGI: 1919299; HomoloGene: 49897; GeneCards: TNFRSF13C; OMA:TNFRSF13C - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_052945

NM_028075
NM_001357758

RefSeq (protein)

NP_443177

NP_082351
NP_001344687

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 41.92 – 41.93 MbChr 15: 82.11 – 82.11 Mb
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Function

B-cell activating factor (BAFF) enhances B-cell survival in vitro and is a regulator of the peripheral B-cell population. The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for BAFF and is a type III transmembrane protein containing a single extracellular phenylalanine-rich domain. It is thought that this receptor is the principal receptor required for BAFF-mediated mature B-cell survival.[7] In B cell maturation, due to regulation by BAFF-R, only a limited amount of B-cell will survive.[8]

Clinical significance

Overexpression of BAFF in mice results in mature B-cell hyperplasia and symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Also, some SLE patients have increased levels of BAFF in serum. Therefore, it has been proposed that abnormally high levels of BAFF may contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases by enhancing the survival of autoreactive B cells, which are cells that show immune response to normal body cells.[7] Autoreactive B cells are less sensitive toward BAFF and are usually outcompeted by the normal B cells in the maturation process regulated by low BAFF-R expression. An elevated level of BAFF-R can therefore overcome this decreased response and result in accumulation of autoreactive B cells.[8]

BAFF and BAFF-R pair can also down-regulate the cell apoptosis process.[9]

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