Tumour necrosis factor alpha | |||
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3D structure of TNF-alpha, based on PDB 1TNF. | |||
Animated 3D structure of TNF-alpha, based on PDB 1TNF. | |||
Synonyms |
Cachectin, TNF-α, TNF-alpha, tumor necrosis factor alpha, | ||
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Jmol applet of 1TNF |
1TNF. | ||
No. of amino acids |
157 | ||
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Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is produced predominantly by macrophages and can induce death in various cancer cell lines.
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