LIGHT (protein)

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TNFSF14
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003807
NM_172014
NM_001376887

NM_019418

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003798
NP_742011
NP_001363816

NP_062291

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 6.66 – 6.67 MbChr 17: 57.5 – 57.5 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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LIGHT, also known as tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 14 (TNFSF14), is a secreted

TNF superfamily.[5][6][7] It is recognized by herpesvirus entry mediator (HVEM), as well as decoy receptor 3
.

Nomenclature

LIGHT stands for "homologous to lymphotoxin, exhibits inducible expression and competes with HSV glycoprotein D for binding to herpesvirus entry mediator, a receptor expressed on T lymphocytes". In the cluster of differentiation terminology it is classified as CD258.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This protein is a ligand for TNFRSF14, which is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, and which is also known as a herpesvirus entry mediator (HVEM). Two alternatively spliced transcript variant encoding distinct isoforms have been reported.[6]

This protein may function as a costimulatory factor for the activation of lymphoid cells and as a deterrent to infection by herpesvirus. This protein has been shown to stimulate the proliferation of T cells,[8] trigger apoptosis of various tumor cells[9] and play a role in vascular normalisation processes.[10] This protein is also reported to prevent tumor necrosis factor alpha-mediated apoptosis in primary hepatocytes.[11]

Interactions

LIGHT has been shown to

Role in herpes simplex virus

Similar to how

NFκB pathway. NFκB is a survival factor helping to inhibit apoptosis which triggers a pathway inhibiting caspase 8. When gD from HSV binds to HVEM, LIGHT is non-competitively inhibited from binding, encouraging apoptosis in the infected cell.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000125735Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000005824Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 9462508
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: TNFSF14 tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 14".
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