| molecular structure, expression analysis and functional characterization of april (tnfsf13) gene in bat (vespertilio superans thomas). | a proliferation-inducing ligand (april) is a novel member of the tumor necrosis factor (tnf) superfamily, which is involved in immune regulation. in the present study, the full-length cdna of april (designated bapril) from bat was cloned using rt-pcr and its biological activities have been characterized. the open reading frame (orf) of this cdna consists of 753 bases, encoding a protein of 250 amino acids. this protein was found to contain a predicted transmembrane domain, a putative furin prote ... | 2012 | 22387304 |