TNF receptor ligand, which among other proteins regulates B cell proliferation and differentiation. Autoreactive B cell survival is regulated by BAFF‐dependent protein kinase, PKCδ, which phosphorylates serine 14 in histone H2B (Mecklenbräuker I et al 2004 Nature [Lond] 431:456). Blys, TNFR, APRIL, NF‐κB, Thompson JS et al 2001 Science 293:2108; Schiemann B et al 2001 Science 293:2111.
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(2008). BAFF (B cell activating factor). In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_1521
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