OPGL, CD254, hRANKL2, ODF, OPGL, Osteoclast differentiation factor, Osteoprotegerin ligand, RANKL, Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand, sOdf, SOFA, TNF related activation induced cytokine, TNFSF 11, TNFSF11, TRANCE, Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 11, Osteoprotegerin Ligand, TNF11_HUMAN.
Cytokine that binds to TNFRSF11B/OPG and to TNFRSF11A/RANK. Osteoclast differentiation and activation factor. Augments the ability of dendritic cells to stimulate naive T-cell proliferation. May be an important regulator of interactions between T-cells and dendritic cells and may play a role in the regulation of the T-cell-dependent immune response. May also play an important role in enhanced bone-resorption in humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy.
