Preferred Name

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Synonyms
Definitions

Tumor necrosis factor (233 aa, ~26 kDa) is encoded by the human TNF gene. This protein is involved in the induction of cytokine expression, the stimulation of cell proliferation and the positive regulation of cell differentiation.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C20535

code

C20535

Contributing_Source

CTRP

definition

Tumor necrosis factor (233 aa, ~26 kDa) is encoded by the human TNF gene. This protein is involved in the induction of cytokine expression, the stimulation of cell proliferation and the positive regulation of cell differentiation.

DesignNote

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a serum glycoprotein produced by activated macrophages and other mammalian mononuclear leukocytes which has necrotizing activity against tumor cell lines and increases ability to reject tumor transplants.

Display_Name

Tumor Necrosis Factor

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116977

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142800

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142799

label

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Legacy Concept Name

Tumor_Necrosis_Factor-Alpha

OMIM_Number

191160

Preferred_Name

Tumor Necrosis Factor

prefixIRI

NCIT:C20535

prefLabel

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Immunologic Factor

Swiss_Prot

P01375

UMLS_CUI

C1448177

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C20500

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