Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Synonyms
Cachectin
Cachectin Tumor Necrosis Factor
Cachectin-Tumor Necrosis Factor
TNF Superfamily, Member 2
TNF-alpha
TNFalpha
Tumor Necrosis Factor
Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 2
Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
Serum glycoprotein produced by activated MACROPHAGES and other mammalian MONONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES. It has necrotizing activity against tumor cell lines and increases ability to reject tumor transplants. Also known as TNF-alpha, it is only 30% homologous to TNF-beta (LYMPHOTOXIN), but they share TNF RECEPTORS.