GITR (Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR Family-Related) also termed AITR (Activation-Inducible TNFR Family Receptor) is a member of the TNFRSF18 (TNF Receptor Superfamily 18). It is a 228-amino acids type I transmembrane protein that is suggested to be a close relative of 4-1BB and CD27. Inducible during T-Cell activation, the molecule has a 19 amino acid residue signal sequence, a 134 amino acid residue extracellular region, a 23 amino acid residue transmembrane segment and a 52 amino acid residue cytoplasmic domain. It has three cysteine-rich motifs in its extracellular region. Its ligand is GITRL (AITRL). GITR expression is upregulated on T-Cells. A high level of GITR is constitutively expressed on CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T-Cells. CD4+ GITR+ T-Cells are equivalent to CD4+ CD25+ regulatory [...]