LTB

GENE INFORMATION

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Gene name

LTB (HGNC Symbol)

Synonyms

p33, TNFC, TNFSF3

Description

Lymphotoxin beta (TNF superfamily, member 3) (HGNC Symbol)

Entrez gene summary

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 lympyhotoxin-alpha. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Chromosome

6

Cytoband

p21.33

Chromosome location (bp)

31580525 - 31582522

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level (all genes)

Ensembl

ENSG00000227507 (version 78.38)

Entrez gene

4050

UniProt

Q06643 (UniProt - Evidence at protein level)

neXtProt

NX_Q06643

Antibodypedia

LTB antibodies
 

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LTB-001
 
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Splice variant

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UniProt

Protein class

Gene ontology

Length
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Molecular mass
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Signal peptide
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Transmembrane regions
(predicted)

LTB-001 ENSP00000410481
ENST00000429299
Q06643
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LTB-002 ENSP00000416113
ENST00000446745
Q06643
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Show » Show » 77 7.8 No 0