Description
Product Characteristics:
Receptor for the cytotoxic ligand TRAIL. Lacks a cytoplasmic death domain and hence is not capable of inducing apoptosis. May protect cells against TRAIL mediated apoptosis by competing with TRAIL-R1 and R2 for binding to the ligand.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: LIT, DCR1, TRID, CD263, TRAILR3, TRAIL-R3, DCR1-TNFR, Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 10C, Antagonist decoy receptor for TRAIL/Apo-2L, Decoy TRAIL receptor without death domain, Decoy receptor 1, Lymphocyte inhibitor of TRAIL, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 3, TRAIL receptor 3, TRAIL receptor without an intracellular domain, TNFRSF10C, UNQ321/PRO366
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the TNF-receptor superfamily. This receptor contains an extracellular TRAIL-binding domain and a transmembrane domain, but no cytoplasmic death domain. This receptor is not capable of inducing apoptosis, and is thought to function as an antagonistic receptor that protects cells from TRAIL-induced apoptosis. This gene was found to be a p53-regulated DNA damage-inducible gene. The expression of this gene was detected in many normal tissues but not in most cancer cell lines, which may explain the specific sensitivity of cancer cells to the apoptosis-inducing activity of TRAIL. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]