protein_function: B-cell receptor specific for TNFSF13B,TALL1,BAFF,BLyS.Promotes the survival of mature B-cells and the B-cell response..
Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13C also known as B-cell-activating factor receptor or BAFF receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFRSF13C gene. By homology to a BAC clone, the BAFFR gene was mapped to chromosome 22q13.1-q13.31. B-cell activating factor(BAFF) enhances B-cell survival in vitro and is a regulator of the peripheral B-cell population. The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for BAFF and is a type III transmembrane protein containing a single extracellular phenylalanine-rich domain. It is thought that this receptor is the principal receptor required for BAFF-mediated mature B-cell survival.