Details for: FASLG

Gene ID: 356

Symbol: FASLG

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000117560

Description: Fas ligand

Associated with

Cells (max top 100)

(Cell Significance Index and respective Thresholds are uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers)

  • Cell Name: medium spiny neuron (CL1001474)
    Fold Change: 4.6830
    Cell Significance Index: 63.2000
  • Cell Name: hepatic pit cell (CL2000054)
    Fold Change: 2.8015
    Cell Significance Index: 7.5100
  • Cell Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell (CL0000795)
    Fold Change: 1.4130
    Cell Significance Index: -4.3400
  • Cell Name: fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell (CL4030006)
    Fold Change: 0.6638
    Cell Significance Index: 10.2700
  • Cell Name: GABAergic interneuron (CL0011005)
    Fold Change: 0.1147
    Cell Significance Index: 79.3200
  • Cell Name: ependymal cell (CL0000065)
    Fold Change: -0.0008
    Cell Significance Index: -0.0100
  • Cell Name: fibro/adipogenic progenitor cell (CL0009099)
    Fold Change: -0.0026
    Cell Significance Index: -0.1300
  • Cell Name: neutrophil progenitor cell (CL0000834)
    Fold Change: -0.0047
    Cell Significance Index: -0.1300
  • Cell Name: pancreatic A cell (CL0000171)
    Fold Change: -0.0052
    Cell Significance Index: -3.8200
  • Cell Name: neuron associated cell (CL0000095)
    Fold Change: -0.0092
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3800
  • Cell Name: eukaryotic cell (CL0000255)
    Fold Change: -0.0188
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8200
  • Cell Name: pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell (CL0000322)
    Fold Change: -0.0208
    Cell Significance Index: -15.7500
  • Cell Name: type B pancreatic cell (CL0000169)
    Fold Change: -0.0277
    Cell Significance Index: -15.6200
  • Cell Name: basal cell of urothelium (CL1000486)
    Fold Change: -0.0291
    Cell Significance Index: -3.5800
  • Cell Name: ciliary muscle cell (CL1000443)
    Fold Change: -0.0311
    Cell Significance Index: -14.1300
  • Cell Name: intermediate cell of urothelium (CL4030055)
    Fold Change: -0.0625
    Cell Significance Index: -11.2600
  • Cell Name: L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron (CL4023040)
    Fold Change: -0.0681
    Cell Significance Index: -13.6600
  • Cell Name: neoplastic cell (CL0001063)
    Fold Change: -0.0803
    Cell Significance Index: -15.9400
  • Cell Name: stromal cell of ovary (CL0002132)
    Fold Change: -0.0998
    Cell Significance Index: -13.7000
  • Cell Name: lactocyte (CL0002325)
    Fold Change: -0.1037
    Cell Significance Index: -13.4000
  • Cell Name: tonsil germinal center B cell (CL2000006)
    Fold Change: -0.1084
    Cell Significance Index: -12.7800
  • Cell Name: acinar cell of salivary gland (CL0002623)
    Fold Change: -0.1096
    Cell Significance Index: -5.1100
  • Cell Name: abnormal cell (CL0001061)
    Fold Change: -0.1171
    Cell Significance Index: -11.9600
  • Cell Name: pancreatic acinar cell (CL0002064)
    Fold Change: -0.1204
    Cell Significance Index: -20.5600
  • Cell Name: CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte (CL0002396)
    Fold Change: -0.1561
    Cell Significance Index: -3.7800
  • Cell Name: cardiac muscle myoblast (CL0000513)
    Fold Change: -0.1693
    Cell Significance Index: -12.9900
  • Cell Name: GABAergic neuron (CL0000617)
    Fold Change: -0.1759
    Cell Significance Index: -2.2200
  • Cell Name: progenitor cell of mammary luminal epithelium (CL0009116)
    Fold Change: -0.1798
    Cell Significance Index: -13.4000
  • Cell Name: luminal adaptive secretory precursor cell of mammary gland (CL4033057)
    Fold Change: -0.1881
    Cell Significance Index: -8.8400
  • Cell Name: early pro-B cell (CL0002046)
    Fold Change: -0.1951
    Cell Significance Index: -12.5900
  • Cell Name: mature T cell (CL0002419)
    Fold Change: -0.2015
    Cell Significance Index: -1.4500
  • Cell Name: forebrain neuroblast (CL1000042)
    Fold Change: -0.2227
    Cell Significance Index: -13.6900
  • Cell Name: hippocampal granule cell (CL0001033)
    Fold Change: -0.2414
    Cell Significance Index: -16.2300
  • Cell Name: microglial cell (CL0000129)
    Fold Change: -0.2483
    Cell Significance Index: -2.9200
  • Cell Name: bladder urothelial cell (CL1001428)
    Fold Change: -0.2508
    Cell Significance Index: -13.0300
  • Cell Name: astrocyte (CL0000127)
    Fold Change: -0.2560
    Cell Significance Index: -2.9300
  • Cell Name: neural progenitor cell (CL0011020)
    Fold Change: -0.3244
    Cell Significance Index: -3.2100
  • Cell Name: granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell (CL0000557)
    Fold Change: -0.3328
    Cell Significance Index: -3.7200
  • Cell Name: CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell, CD45RO-positive (CL0001204)
    Fold Change: -0.3344
    Cell Significance Index: -9.8200
  • Cell Name: indirect pathway medium spiny neuron (CL4023029)
    Fold Change: -0.3482
    Cell Significance Index: -15.4000
  • Cell Name: syncytiotrophoblast cell (CL0000525)
    Fold Change: -0.3601
    Cell Significance Index: -3.4200
  • Cell Name: stratified epithelial cell (CL0000079)
    Fold Change: -0.3620
    Cell Significance Index: -13.2900
  • Cell Name: obsolete epithelial cell of alveolus of lung (CL0010003)
    Fold Change: -0.3621
    Cell Significance Index: -9.0300
  • Cell Name: L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023038)
    Fold Change: -0.3870
    Cell Significance Index: -12.6700
  • Cell Name: kidney epithelial cell (CL0002518)
    Fold Change: -0.4037
    Cell Significance Index: -11.8900
  • Cell Name: direct pathway medium spiny neuron (CL4023026)
    Fold Change: -0.4096
    Cell Significance Index: -15.5100
  • Cell Name: transit amplifying cell of colon (CL0009011)
    Fold Change: -0.4159
    Cell Significance Index: -13.3200
  • Cell Name: corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023013)
    Fold Change: -0.4270
    Cell Significance Index: -13.6000
  • Cell Name: enterocyte of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000334)
    Fold Change: -0.4384
    Cell Significance Index: -12.6300
  • Cell Name: basal cell of prostate epithelium (CL0002341)
    Fold Change: -0.4390
    Cell Significance Index: -11.9500
  • Cell Name: keratinocyte (CL0000312)
    Fold Change: -0.4412
    Cell Significance Index: -11.0200
  • Cell Name: fraction A pre-pro B cell (CL0002045)
    Fold Change: -0.4569
    Cell Significance Index: -5.4000
  • Cell Name: microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell (CL0008035)
    Fold Change: -0.4667
    Cell Significance Index: -3.9200
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of mammary gland (CL0002555)
    Fold Change: -0.4668
    Cell Significance Index: -13.3800
  • Cell Name: erythrocyte (CL0000232)
    Fold Change: -0.4743
    Cell Significance Index: -12.0900
  • Cell Name: near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023012)
    Fold Change: -0.5005
    Cell Significance Index: -12.4900
  • Cell Name: megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell (CL0000050)
    Fold Change: -0.5032
    Cell Significance Index: -6.9000
  • Cell Name: placental villous trophoblast (CL2000060)
    Fold Change: -0.5108
    Cell Significance Index: -13.6400
  • Cell Name: pro-T cell (CL0000827)
    Fold Change: -0.5355
    Cell Significance Index: -13.6800
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of venule (CL1000414)
    Fold Change: -0.5506
    Cell Significance Index: -6.2600
  • Cell Name: hippocampal pyramidal neuron (CL1001571)
    Fold Change: -0.5680
    Cell Significance Index: -16.2100
  • Cell Name: granulosa cell (CL0000501)
    Fold Change: -0.5689
    Cell Significance Index: -14.9600
  • Cell Name: paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000343)
    Fold Change: -0.5788
    Cell Significance Index: -12.5400
  • Cell Name: cortical interneuron (CL0008031)
    Fold Change: -0.5838
    Cell Significance Index: -14.0000
  • Cell Name: Purkinje cell (CL0000121)
    Fold Change: -0.5857
    Cell Significance Index: -12.8300
  • Cell Name: cortical cell of adrenal gland (CL0002097)
    Fold Change: -0.5911
    Cell Significance Index: -15.8400
  • Cell Name: hematopoietic stem cell (CL0000037)
    Fold Change: -0.5926
    Cell Significance Index: -10.1300
  • Cell Name: activated type II NK T cell (CL0000931)
    Fold Change: -0.5957
    Cell Significance Index: -1.5300
  • Cell Name: peg cell (CL4033014)
    Fold Change: -0.5986
    Cell Significance Index: -13.8300
  • Cell Name: pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023018)
    Fold Change: -0.5991
    Cell Significance Index: -12.7200
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive monocyte (CL0001054)
    Fold Change: -0.6255
    Cell Significance Index: -12.2300
  • Cell Name: precursor B cell (CL0000817)
    Fold Change: -0.6337
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2000
  • Cell Name: VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023016)
    Fold Change: -0.6480
    Cell Significance Index: -13.0100
  • Cell Name: megakaryocyte (CL0000556)
    Fold Change: -0.6539
    Cell Significance Index: -10.5900
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive, CD16-negative classical monocyte (CL0002057)
    Fold Change: -0.6693
    Cell Significance Index: -12.3700
  • Cell Name: lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023011)
    Fold Change: -0.6915
    Cell Significance Index: -14.9400
  • Cell Name: CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte (CL0000810)
    Fold Change: -0.6973
    Cell Significance Index: -12.0200
  • Cell Name: sst GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023017)
    Fold Change: -0.6984
    Cell Significance Index: -13.8100
  • Cell Name: L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023041)
    Fold Change: -0.7026
    Cell Significance Index: -24.6200
  • Cell Name: CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human (CL0000939)
    Fold Change: -0.7088
    Cell Significance Index: -6.3100
  • Cell Name: centrilobular region hepatocyte (CL0019029)
    Fold Change: -0.7248
    Cell Significance Index: -12.2100
  • Cell Name: astrocyte of the cerebral cortex (CL0002605)
    Fold Change: -0.7258
    Cell Significance Index: -12.5500
  • Cell Name: monocyte (CL0000576)
    Fold Change: -0.7430
    Cell Significance Index: -8.5500
  • Cell Name: glutamatergic neuron (CL0000679)
    Fold Change: -0.7435
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1000
  • Cell Name: decidual cell (CL2000002)
    Fold Change: -0.7511
    Cell Significance Index: -12.0500
  • Cell Name: lymphocyte (CL0000542)
    Fold Change: -0.7568
    Cell Significance Index: -10.3000
  • Cell Name: preadipocyte (CL0002334)
    Fold Change: -0.7578
    Cell Significance Index: -14.7900
  • Cell Name: pro-B cell (CL0000826)
    Fold Change: -0.7710
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2900
  • Cell Name: mesenchymal cell (CL0008019)
    Fold Change: -0.7959
    Cell Significance Index: -13.3200
  • Cell Name: natural killer cell (CL0000623)
    Fold Change: -0.8031
    Cell Significance Index: -8.9000
  • Cell Name: vascular leptomeningeal cell (CL4023051)
    Fold Change: -0.8101
    Cell Significance Index: -12.1200
  • Cell Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytokine secreting effector T cell (CL0000908)
    Fold Change: -0.8149
    Cell Significance Index: -8.6700
  • Cell Name: intraepithelial lymphocyte (CL0002496)
    Fold Change: -0.8203
    Cell Significance Index: -5.2200
  • Cell Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell (CL0000909)
    Fold Change: -0.8219
    Cell Significance Index: -8.3400
  • Cell Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000625)
    Fold Change: -0.8417
    Cell Significance Index: -7.9800
  • Cell Name: mature NK T cell (CL0000814)
    Fold Change: -0.8430
    Cell Significance Index: -9.5000
  • Cell Name: type I NK T cell (CL0000921)
    Fold Change: -0.8433
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2200
  • Cell Name: glial cell (CL0000125)
    Fold Change: -0.8461
    Cell Significance Index: -9.2700
  • Cell Name: leukocyte (CL0000738)
    Fold Change: -0.8490
    Cell Significance Index: -14.4200
  • Cell Name: common myeloid progenitor (CL0000049)
    Fold Change: -0.8491
    Cell Significance Index: -9.9900

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this specific cell.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Other Information

**Key Characteristics** 1. **Transmembrane protein**: FASLG is a type II transmembrane protein, consisting of an extracellular ligand domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular death domain. 2. **Apoptotic ligand**: FASLG induces apoptosis in cells that express the Fas receptor, making it a key player in regulating cell death and tissue homeostasis. 3. **Immune system regulation**: FASLG is involved in the regulation of immune responses, including the elimination of autoreactive T cells and the maintenance of immune tolerance. 4. **Tissue-specific expression**: FASLG is expressed in various tissues, including the brain, immune cells, and epithelial cells, highlighting its broad role in maintaining tissue homeostasis. **Pathways and Functions** 1. **Apoptotic pathway**: FASLG binds to Fas, triggering a cascade of intracellular signaling events that ultimately lead to apoptosis, mediated by caspases, including caspase-8 and caspase-3. 2. **Immune response regulation**: FASLG is involved in the regulation of immune responses, including the elimination of autoreactive T cells, the maintenance of immune tolerance, and the regulation of cytokine production. 3. **Inflammation regulation**: FASLG can also modulate inflammatory responses by regulating the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the activation of immune cells. 4. **Neuroprotection**: FASLG has been implicated in neuroprotection, with studies suggesting that it may play a role in the regulation of neuronal apoptosis and the maintenance of neural tissue homeostasis. **Clinical Significance** 1. **Cancer therapy**: FASLG is a target for cancer therapy, with several cancer treatments, including Fas-FasL immunotoxins and Fas-FasL agonists, designed to induce apoptosis in cancer cells. 2. **Autoimmune diseases**: FASLG has been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis, highlighting its role in maintaining immune tolerance. 3. **Neurodegenerative diseases**: FASLG may play a role in the regulation of neuronal apoptosis, with studies suggesting that dysregulation of FASLG may contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. 4. **Infectious diseases**: FASLG has been implicated in the regulation of immune responses during infectious diseases, highlighting its role in maintaining immune homeostasis. In conclusion, the Fas Ligand (FASLG) gene is a critical regulator of apoptosis, immune response, and inflammation, with significant implications for cancer therapy, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and infectious diseases. Further research is needed to fully elucidate the complex roles of FASLG in maintaining tissue homeostasis and regulating the immune response.

Genular Protein ID: 2394215145

Symbol: TNFL6_HUMAN

Name: Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 6

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 7528780

Title: Fas ligand mediates activation-induced cell death in human T lymphocytes.

PubMed ID: 7528780

DOI: 10.1084/jem.181.1.71

PubMed ID: 7826947

Title: Human Fas ligand: gene structure, chromosomal location and species specificity.

PubMed ID: 7826947

DOI: 10.1093/intimm/6.10.1567

PubMed ID: 7980502

Title: Role of Fas ligand in apoptosis induced by hepatitis C virus infection.

PubMed ID: 7980502

DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.2483

PubMed ID: 16710414

Title: The DNA sequence and biological annotation of human chromosome 1.

PubMed ID: 16710414

DOI: 10.1038/nature04727

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 8787672

Title: Fas ligand mutation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and lymphoproliferative disease.

PubMed ID: 8787672

DOI: 10.1172/jci118892

PubMed ID: 9228058

Title: Characterization of Fas (Apo-1, CD95)-Fas ligand interaction.

PubMed ID: 9228058

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.30.18827

PubMed ID: 9427603

Title: Downregulation of Fas ligand by shedding.

PubMed ID: 9427603

DOI: 10.1038/nm0198-031

PubMed ID: 17557115

Title: The Fas ligand intracellular domain is released by ADAM10 and SPPL2a cleavage in T-cells.

PubMed ID: 17557115

DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402175

PubMed ID: 17164290

Title: Sorting of Fas ligand to secretory lysosomes is regulated by mono-ubiquitylation and phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 17164290

DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03315

PubMed ID: 19807924

Title: Identification of SH3 domain interaction partners of human FasL (CD178) by phage display screening.

PubMed ID: 19807924

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-10-53

PubMed ID: 27806260

Title: Crystal structure of the complex of human FasL and its decoy receptor DcR3.

PubMed ID: 27806260

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.09.009

PubMed ID: 26334989

Title: Decreased activation-induced cell death by EBV-transformed B-cells from a patient with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome caused by a novel FASLG mutation.

PubMed ID: 26334989

DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.170

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 281
  • Mass: 31485
  • Checksum: A8A6EB358246E9BB
  • Sequence:
  • MQQPFNYPYP QIYWVDSSAS SPWAPPGTVL PCPTSVPRRP GQRRPPPPPP PPPLPPPPPP 
    PPLPPLPLPP LKKRGNHSTG LCLLVMFFMV LVALVGLGLG MFQLFHLQKE LAELRESTSQ 
    MHTASSLEKQ IGHPSPPPEK KELRKVAHLT GKSNSRSMPL EWEDTYGIVL LSGVKYKKGG 
    LVINETGLYF VYSKVYFRGQ SCNNLPLSHK VYMRNSKYPQ DLVMMEGKMM SYCTTGQMWA 
    RSSYLGAVFN LTSADHLYVN VSELSLVNFE ESQTFFGLYK L

Database document:

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