National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Synonyms

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (macrophage-derived)

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha

Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 2

TNF

TNF Alpha

TNF-A

TNF-Alpha

TNFA

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://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20535

code

C20535

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142800

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

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

FULL_SYN

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (macrophage-derived)

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha

Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 2

TNF

TNF Alpha

TNF-A

TNF-Alpha

TNFA

label

Tumor Necrosis Factor

Legacy Concept Name

Tumor_Necrosis_Factor-Alpha

OMIM_Number

191160

Preferred_Name

Tumor Necrosis Factor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C20535

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Immunologic Factor

Swiss_Prot

P01375

UMLS_CUI

C1448177

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20500

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