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BTLA: Expression, Function & Clinical significance

B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator or BTLA (also known as cluster of differentiation 272 or CD272) is a protein that belongs to the CD28 immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) which is encoded by the BTLA gene located on the 3rd human chromosome. BTLA was first discovered in 2003 as an inhibitor of Th1 expansion and it became the 3rd member of the CD28 IgSF.…

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BTLA topic overview

The analysis highlights Expression, Function and Clinical significance as prominent areas in the source structure around BTLA.

Related topics
45
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
50
Extracted relationships
155
Concept neighborhoods
24
Bridge connections
50

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Expression · 12 topics
Overview · 10 topics
Function · 9 topics
Clinical significance · 8 topics
Structure · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
BTLA, BTLA1, CD272, B and T lymphocyte associated
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2AW2
Band
3q13.2 · 16|16 B5
Bgee
lymph node · appendix · testicle · granulocyte · spleen
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 3 (human) · Chromosome 16 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Expression

Structure

Function

Clinical significance

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How BTLA connects Entity context

The extracted context around BTLA shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, BTLA → appendix, blood, bone marrow, bone marrow cell, embryo, epithelium of colon, gonad, granulocyte, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, mucosa of transverse colon, primitive streak, spleen, subcutaneous adipose tissue, submandibular gland, testicle, thymus Another extracted example is BTLA → As, CD160, Considering, Grb-2, HVEM, Interaction, ITIM, LIGHT, On, PI3K, SHP-1, SHP-2, Taken, The, Therefore, TNFSF14. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

BTLA

Top relations

Bgee · 17
BTLA → appendix, blood, bone marrow, bone marrow cell, embryo, epithelium of colon, gonad, granulocyte, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, mucosa of transverse colon, primitive streak, spleen, subcutaneous adipose tissue, submandibular gland, testicle, thymus
RNA expression pattern · 17
BTLA → appendix, blood, bone marrow, bone marrow cell, embryo, epithelium of colon, gonad, granulocyte, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, mucosa of transverse colon, primitive streak, spleen, subcutaneous adipose tissue, submandibular gland, testicle, thymus
related to Function · 16
BTLA → As, CD160, Considering, Grb-2, HVEM, Interaction, ITIM, LIGHT, On, PI3K, SHP-1, SHP-2, Taken, The, Therefore, TNFSF14
related to External links · 14
BTLA → Human BTLA, Medicine, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, Overview, PDB, PDBe-KB, Q7Z6A9, T-lymphocyte, This, UCSC Genome Browser, UniProt, United States National Library
related to Infectious diseases · 13
BTLA → As, CD4, CD8, During, Furthermore, However, HVEM, IL-9, Mycobacterium, Similar, Strongyloides, This, When
related to Tumors · 11
BTLA → CD4, CD8, Even, For, Hence, However, IFN-γ, In, Similarly, Therefore, This
Gene ontology · 10
BTLA → adaptive immune response, immune response-regulating cell surface receptor signaling pathway, immune system process, integral component of membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, membrane, plasma membrane, protein binding, signaling receptor activity, T cell costimulation
related to T cell · 10
BTLA → Both BTLA, CD8, For, Furthermore, However, HVEM, PD-1, This, Treg, When
related to Structure · 8
BTLA → CTLA-4, Grb-2, It, ITIM, ITSM, PD-1, The, Therefore
related to Expression · 7
BTLA → Among, DCs, For, If, In, NKT, On

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

cells hvem expression cell human also bp cd8 chromosome gene chr band function interaction seems however protein location instance connected

BTLA relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 155 structured relationships around BTLA. Examples in this analysis include BTLA → Aliases → BTLA, BTLA1, CD272, B and T lymphocyte associated and BTLA → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2AW2. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BTLAAliasesBTLA, BTLA1, CD272, B and T lymphocyte associated1.00infobox
BTLAAvailable structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2AW21.00infobox
BTLABand3q13.21.00infobox
BTLABand16|16 B51.00infobox
BTLABgeelymph node1.00infobox
BTLABgeeappendix1.00infobox
BTLABgeetesticle1.00infobox
BTLABgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
BTLABgeespleen1.00infobox
BTLABgeebone marrow cell1.00infobox
BTLABgeeblood1.00infobox
BTLABgeemucosa of transverse colon1.00infobox
BTLABgeegonad1.00infobox
BTLABgeeepithelium of colon1.00infobox
BTLABgeemesenteric lymph nodes1.00infobox
BTLABgeesubcutaneous adipose tissue1.00infobox
BTLABgeesubmandibular gland1.00infobox
BTLABgeeprimitive streak1.00infobox
BTLABgeethymus1.00infobox
BTLABgeeembryo1.00infobox
BTLABgeebone marrow1.00infobox
BTLABioGPSn/a1.00infobox
BTLAChr.Chromosome 3 (human)1.00infobox
BTLAChr.Chromosome 16 (mouse)1.00infobox
BTLADatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
BTLAEnd112,499,472 bp1.00infobox
BTLAEnd45,078,033 bp1.00infobox
BTLAEnsemblENSG000001862651.00infobox
BTLAEntrez1518881.00infobox
BTLAExternal IDsOMIM: 607925; MGI: 2658978; GeneCards: BTLA1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around BTLA bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cells, Expression and Cell. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • BTLA
    • Cells
    • Expression
    • Cell
    • Hvem
    • Cd8
    • Seems
    • Human
    • Connected
    • Function
    • Instance
    • Interaction
    • Case
  • btla
    • Cells
    • Expression
    • Cell
    • Hvem
    • Cd8
    • Seems
    • Human
    • Connected
    • Function
    • Instance
    • Interaction
    • Case
  • expression
    • Cells
    • Cell
    • Lower
    • Connected
    • Function
    • Instance
    • Human
    • Dcs
    • Expressed
    • Location
    • Bp
    • Chr
  • t cell
    • Expression
    • Cells
    • Function
    • Expressed
    • Location
    • Protein
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
    • Connected
    • Gene
    • Human
  • cd8+ t cells
    • Cd8
    • Cells
    • Expression
    • Connected
    • Instance
    • Hvem
    • Case
    • Virus
    • Interaction
    • Dcs
    • Expressed
    • Inhibitory
  • b cells
    • Cd8
    • Expression
    • Hvem
    • Case
    • Instance
    • Connected
    • Interaction
    • Dcs
    • Expressed
    • Lower
    • Virus
    • Function
  • nkt cells
    • Cd8
    • Expression
    • Hvem
    • Case
    • Instance
    • Connected
    • Interaction
    • Dcs
    • Expressed
    • Lower
    • Virus
    • Function
  • naive t cells
    • Cd8
    • Expression
    • Hvem
    • Case
    • Instance
    • Connected
    • Interaction
    • Dcs
    • Expressed
    • Lower
    • Virus
    • Function

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For BTLA, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects BTLA with Expression. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
BTLAExpression · splits 38 ⟂ 13
BTLAOverview · splits 40 ⟂ 11
BTLAFunction · splits 41 ⟂ 10
BTLAClinical significance · splits 42 ⟂ 9
BTLAStructure · splits 44 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

BTLA

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples155
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around BTLA to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Expression, Function & Clinical significance, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — BTLA · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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