"B-Cell Activating Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A tumor necrosis factor superfamily member that plays a role in the regulation of B-LYMPHOCYTE survival. It occurs as a membrane-bound protein that is cleaved to release an biologically active soluble form with specificity to TRANSMEMBRANE ACTIVATOR AND CAML INTERACTOR PROTEIN; B-CELL ACTIVATION FACTOR RECEPTOR; and B-CELL MATURATION ANTIGEN.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053264 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D12.644.276.374.750.061 D12.776.395.191 D12.776.467.374.750.061 D12.776.543.550.193 D23.529.374.750.061 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | B-Cell Activating FactorB-Cell Activating FactorActivating Factor, B-CellB-Lymphocyte Activating FactorActivating Factor, B-LymphocyteB Lymphocyte Activating FactorTHANK ProteinBAFF LigandBLyS ProteinB Cell Activating FactorB Lymphocyte StimulatorCD257 AntigenAntigen, CD257Antigens, CD257TNF and APOL-Related Leukocyte Expressed Ligand 1TNF and APOL Related Leukocyte Expressed Ligand 1TNF Superfamily, Member 13bTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13bCD257 AntigensTNFSF13B ProteinTALL-1 ProteinTALL 1 Protein
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