An APRIL to remember: novel TNF ligands as therapeutic targets.
Since their discovery in 1998, the two TNF family members APRIL and BLyS/BAFF have received increasing attention. In addition to regulating normal B-cell development and immune responses, these molecules might be crucial in a diverse set of diseases, including autoimmunity and cancer. Although more has been published about the general biology of BLyS/BAFF than that of APRIL, many recent articles have described novel APRIL biology. Here we focus on APRIL, exploring its normal and pathological functions, and comparing the therapeutic molecules currently under development that target BLyS/BAFF alone, or APRIL and BLyS/BAFF together.
Department of Autoimmunity and Inflammation, ZymoGenetics, Inc. 1201 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Washington 98102, USA. dillons@zgi.com
Stacey R
SR
Dillon
Jane A
JA
Gross
Stephen M
SM
Ansell
Anne J
AJ
Novak
D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D053300:Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; C120197:BLyS receptor; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C114631:TNFSF13 protein, human; C505719:TNFSF13B protein, human; C491959:Tnfsf13 protein, mouse; C505720:Tnfsf13b protein, mouse; D053300:Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha