Negatively regulates T-cell-mediated immune response by inhibiting T-cell activation, proliferation, cytokine production and development of cytotoxicity. When expressed on the cell surface of tumor macrophages, plays an important role, together with regulatory T-cells (Treg), in the suppression of tumor-associated antigen-specific T-cell immunity. Involved in promoting epithelial cell transformation.
B7-H4, a molecule of the B7 family, negatively regulates T cell immunity.Sica G.L., Choi I.-H., Zhu G., Tamada K., Wang S.-D., Tamura H., Chapoval A.I., Flies D.B., Bajorath J., Chen L.Immunity 18:849-861(2003)
Research Topic:Immunology