TNF-beta

TNF-β is a potent mediator of inflammatory and immune responses. It belongs to the TNF family of ligands and signals through TNFR1 and TNFR2. TNF-β is produced by activated T and B lymphocytes, and has similar activities to TNF-α. Like TNF-α, TNF-β is involved in the regulation of various biological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, lipid metabolism, coagulation, and neurotransmission. TNF-β is secreted as a soluble polypeptide, but can form heterotrimers with lymphotoxin-β, which effectively anchors the TNF-β to the cell surface. TNF-β is cytotoxic to a wide range of tumor cells. Recombinant human TNF-β is a secreted 171 amino acid protein (18.6 kDa) which forms an active non-disulfide linked homotrimer structure in solution.

Product Specifications

Synonyms

LTA; LT; TNFB; TNFSF1

NCBI Gene ID

4049

UniProt

P01374

Accession Number

NP_001153212.1

Accession Number mRNA

NM_001159740.1

Chromosomal Location

6p21.3

Reactivity

Human

Cross Reactivity

Mouse, Human

Sequence

MLPGVGLTPS AAQTARQHPK MHLAHSTLKP AAHLIGDPSK QNSLLWRANT DRAFLQDGFS LSNNSLLVPT SGIYFVYSQV VFSGKAYSPK ATSSPLYLAH EVQLFSSQYP FHVPLLSSQK MVYPGLQEPW LHSMYHGAAF QLTQGDQLST HTDGIPHLVL SPSTVFFGAF AL

Endotoxin

< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)

Purity

> 98% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses

Bioactivity

The ED50 as determined by the cytolysis of murine L929 cells in the presence of Actinomycin-D is ≤ 0.05 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of ≥ 2 x 107 units/mg.