{"symbol":"TNFSF18","synonyms":["GITRL","TNLG2A","HGITRL","TL6","AITRL"],"name":"tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 18","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This cytokine is a ligand for receptor TNFRSF18/AITR/GITR. It has been shown to modulate T lymphocyte survival in peripheral tissues. This cytokine is also found to be expressed in endothelial cells, and is thought to be important for interaction between T lymphocytes and endothelial cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8995,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8995","proteins":[{"symbol":"TNF18_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/TNF18_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily (TNFSF)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Tumor+necrosis+factor+%28ligand%29+superfamily+%28TNFSF%29"}]}