TWEAK est un gène codé par le symbole TNFSF12. Il est également connu sous le nom de: Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 12; APO3 ligand; TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis; TNFSF12; APO3L; DR3LG. TWEAK a une masse de 27.22kDa et une longueur d'acide aminé de 249.
Nous proposons 16 des anticorps contre TWEAK, élevé dans Lapin et Souris, qui sont appropriés pour le WB, IHC, ELISA, ICC/IF et Cytométrie en Flux avec des échantillons dérivés de Humain, Souris et Rat.
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Résumé UniProt
Binds to FN14 and possibly also to TNRFSF12/APO3. Weak inducer of apoptosis in some cell types. Mediates NF-kappa-B activation. Promotes angiogenesis and the proliferation of endothelial cells. Also involved in induction of inflammatory cytokines. Promotes IL8 secretion.
Résumé Entrez
The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This protein is a ligand for the FN14/TWEAKR receptor. This cytokine has overlapping signaling functions with TNF, but displays a much wider tissue distribution. This cytokine, which exists in both membrane-bound and secreted forms, can induce apoptosis via multiple pathways of cell death in a cell type-specific manner. This cytokine is also found to promote proliferation and migration of endothelial cells, and thus acts as a regulator of angiogenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Some transcripts skip the last exon of this gene and continue into the second exon of the neighboring TNFSF13 gene; such read-through transcripts are contained in GeneID 407977, TNFSF12-TNFSF13.
Spécificité tissulaire
Highly expressed in adult heart, pancreas, skeletal muscle, brain, colon, small intestine, lung, ovary, prostate, spleen, lymph node, appendix and peripheral blood lymphocytes. Low expression in kidney, testis, liver, placenta, thymus and bone marrow. Also detected in fetal kidney, liver, lung and brain.
Similitudes de séquence
Belongs to the tumor necrosis factor family.
Modification post-traductionnelle
The soluble form derives from the membrane form by proteolytic processing.
Localisation cellulaire
Cell membrane.
