Lymphotoxin beta

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LTB
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_009588
NM_002341

NM_008518

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002332
NP_033666

NP_032544

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 31.58 – 31.58 MbChr 17: 35.41 – 35.42 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Lymphotoxin-beta (LT-beta) also known as tumor necrosis factor C (TNF-C) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LTB gene.[5][6][7]

Function

Lymphotoxin beta is a type II membrane protein of the

TNF family. It anchors lymphotoxin-alpha to the cell surface through heterotrimer formation. The predominant form on the lymphocyte surface is the lymphotoxin-alpha 1/beta 2 complex (e.g. 1 molecule alpha/2 molecules beta) and this complex is the primary ligand for the lymphotoxin-beta receptor. The minor complex is lymphotoxin-alpha 2/beta 1. LTB is an inducer of the inflammatory response system and involved in normal development of lymphoid tissue. Lymphotoxin-beta isoform b is unable to complex with lymphotoxin-alpha suggesting a function for lymphotoxin-beta which is independent of lymphotoxin-alpha. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[7]

Pro-tumorigenic function of membrane LT is clearly established: mice with overexpression of LTα or LTβ showed increased tumor growth and metastasis in several models of cancer. However, these studies utilized mice with complete LTα gene deficiency that did not allow to distinguish effects of soluble versus membrane-associated LT.[8]

Interactions

LTB has been shown to

References

  1. ^ a b c ENSG00000238114, ENSG00000236925, ENSG00000231314, ENSG00000204487, ENSG00000236237, ENSG00000227507, ENSG00000206437 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000223448, ENSG00000238114, ENSG00000236925, ENSG00000231314, ENSG00000204487, ENSG00000236237, ENSG00000227507, ENSG00000206437Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024399Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: LTB lymphotoxin beta (TNF superfamily, member 3)".
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