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CD40

Cluster of differentiation 40, CD40 is a type I transmembrane protein found on antigen-presenting cells and is required for their activation. The binding of CD154 (CD40L) on TH cells to CD40 activates antigen presenting cells and induces a variety of downstream effects.

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Aliases
CD40, Bp50, CDW40, TNFRSF5, p50, CD40 (protein), CD40 molecule
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CZZ, 1D00, 1FLL, 1LB6, 3QD6, 5DMJ, 5IHL, 5DMI
Band
20q13.12 · 2 H3|2 85.38 cM
Bgee
lymph node · right lung · spleen · upper lobe of left lung · left ovary
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 20 (human) · Chromosome 2 (mouse)

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CD40

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Edges64
Triples205
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
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Gene ontology · 64
CD40 → antigen binding, apoptotic signaling pathway, B cell activation, B cell proliferation, CD40 receptor complex, cell surface, cellular calcium ion homeostasis, cellular response to erythropoietin, cellular response to interleukin-1, cellular response to lipopolysaccharide, cellular response to mechanical stimulus, cellular response to tumor necrosis factor, cytoplasm, defense response to protozoan, defense response to virus, enzyme binding, external side of plasma membrane, extracellular exosome, extracellular region, extracellular space
related to Interactions · 24
CD40 → APC, B-T, BAX, CD4, CD40/CD40LG, CD40L, CD40LG, CD8, CD86/CD80, ICD, IL-12, In, MHC, Moreover CD40/CD40L, T-cell, The, This, TNF, TRAF2, TRAF3
Bgee · 18
CD40 → appendix, ascending aorta, blood, Descending thoracic aorta, external carotid artery, gastric mucosa, internal carotid artery, left ovary, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, right lung, right ovary, semi-lunar valve, spleen, tail of embryo, thymus, upper lobe of left lung, vas deferens
RNA expression pattern · 18
CD40 → appendix, ascending aorta, blood, Descending thoracic aorta, external carotid artery, gastric mucosa, internal carotid artery, left ovary, lymph node, mesenteric lymph nodes, right lung, right ovary, semi-lunar valve, spleen, tail of embryo, thymus, upper lobe of left lung, vas deferens
related to CD40 as a drug target in cancer · 17
CD40 → Abs, Agonistic, Anti-CD40, B-ALL, B-cell, Because, CD, CD40L, DCs, More, On, Over, Similarly, T-cell, The CD40, There, This
has effect · 12
CD40 → As, CD154, CD4, CD40L, Early, If, IFN-γ, IL-2, In, Th1, The, TNF
related to Hyper Ig-M immunodeficiency and CD40 · 10
CD40 → As, Currently, Hyper-IgM, Ig, IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM, In, Research
related to CD40 and drug development · 6
CD40 → B-ALL, By, Crohn's, For, On, Overall
related to Discovery · 5
CD40 → Between, CD154/CD40L, Over, The, While
related to External links · 5
CD40 → Human CD40, Human Tumor, PDB, PDBe-KB, UCSC Genome Browser

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cells cell activation immune cd40l human tumor gene bp expressed receptor development antibodies differentiation including hyper-igm protein cancer antigen chr

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CD40AliasesCD40, Bp50, CDW40, TNFRSF5, p50, CD40 (protein), CD40 molecule1.00infobox
CD40Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CZZ, 1D00, 1FLL, 1LB6, 3QD6, 5DMJ, 5IHL, 5DMI1.00infobox
CD40Band20q13.121.00infobox
CD40Band2 H3|2 85.38 cM1.00infobox
CD40Bgeelymph node1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeright lung1.00infobox
CD40Bgeespleen1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeupper lobe of left lung1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeleft ovary1.00infobox
CD40BgeeDescending thoracic aorta1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeright ovary1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeappendix1.00infobox
CD40Bgeegastric mucosa1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeascending aorta1.00infobox
CD40Bgeemesenteric lymph nodes1.00infobox
CD40Bgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeblood1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeexternal carotid artery1.00infobox
CD40Bgeeinternal carotid artery1.00infobox
CD40Bgeesemi-lunar valve1.00infobox
CD40Bgeethymus1.00infobox
CD40Bgeevas deferens1.00infobox
CD40BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
CD40Chr.Chromosome 20 (human)1.00infobox
CD40Chr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)1.00infobox
CD40DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
CD40End46,129,863 bp1.00infobox
CD40End164,914,868 bp1.00infobox
CD40EnsemblENSG000001010171.00infobox
CD40Entrez9581.00infobox

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