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 172 amino acid protein (18.6 kDa) which forms an active non-disulfide-linked homotrimer structure in solution.
Source:
E.coli
Synonyms:
Tumor Necrosis Factor-β, TNFSF1B, Lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-α)
AA Sequence:
MLPGVGLTPS AAQTARQHPK MHLAHSTLKP AAHLIGDPSK QNSLLWRANT DRAFLQDGFS LSNNSLLVPT SGIYFVYSQV VFSGKAYSPK ATSSPLYLAH EVQLFSSQYP FHVPLLSSQK MVYPGLQEPW LHSMYHGAAF QLTQGDQLST HTDGIPHLVL SPSTVFFGAF AL
Purity:
≥ 98% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity:
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.
Note:
1mg will be provided as 2x500μg.
