Preferred Label : Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Protein 4;
NCIt synonyms : CTLA4 Protein; CTLA4; CD152 Antigen; Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4; CTLA-4; Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4; Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein-4; CD152; Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Serine Esterase-4; Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4;
NCIt definition : Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 (223 aa, 25 kDa) is encoded by the human CTLA4 gene.
This protein is involved in the inhibition of T-cell mediated immune responses.;
NCIt note : CTLA-4 is an inhibitory T-cell surface receptor for B7 ligands on antigen presenting
cells that shares significant homology and ligand specificity with CD28. While CD28
is on the membrane of resting T-cells, CTLA-4 is detectable only on cells activated
after antigen presentation and CTLA-4 binds to B7 with a greater affinity. B7 antigen
presenting cells regulate T-cell activation by delivering stimulatory signals through
CD28 and inhibitory signals through CTLA-4. A CTLA-4 splice variant with a deleted
transmembrane segment (soluble CTLA-4 or sCTLA-4) is preferentially expressed in non-activated
T-cells. Activation of lymphocytes results in the disappearance of sCTLA-4 followed
by its gradual reappearance, whereas CTLA-4 increases after activation. (OMIM);