B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA), encoded by the TNFRSF17 gene in humans. It is a member of the TNF receptor superfamily and a type III membrane protein containing one extracellular cysteine rich domain. It is expressed on mature B-cells and other B-cell lines. BCMA can binds to TNFSF13B/BLyS/BAFF and TNFSF13/APRIL, and has functions that promotes B-cell survival, plays a role in the regulation of humoral immunity, and activates NF-kappa-B and JNK BCMA.
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