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APRIL is a cytokine that belongs to the TNF superfamily and binds to TACI and BCMA. It is implicated in the regulation of tumor cell growth, is involved in monocyte/macrophagemediated immunological processes and functions as an important survival factor for plasmablasts and bone marrow plasma cells. Multimeric APRIL is a high activity construct in which two trimeric APRIL ligands are artificially linked via the collagen domain of ACRP30. This construct very effectively stimulates proliferation B cell. A basic amino acid sequence (QKQKKQ) close to the N-terminus of APRIL is required for binding to negatively charged sulfated glycosaminoglycan side chains of proteoglycans. Proteoglycans mediate binding of APRIL to tumor cells as well as primary lymphoid cells. Human APRIL aa 88-233 is fused at the N-terminus to human collagen domain of ACRP30 (aa16-108) and a FLAG tag.
Human APRIL: O75888Human ACRP30 (adiponectin): Q15848