NameLymphotoxin-beta
Synonyms
  • LT-beta
  • TNF-C
  • TNFC
  • TNFSF3
  • Tumor necrosis factor C
  • Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 3
Gene NameLTB
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002361|Lymphotoxin-beta
MGALGLEGRGGRLQGRGSLLLAVAGATSLVTLLLAVPITVLAVLALVPQDQGGLVTETAD
PGAQAQQGLGFQKLPEEEPETDLSPGLPAAHLIGAPLKGQGLGWETTKEQAFLTSGTQFS
DAEGLALPQDGLYYLYCLVGYRGRAPPGGGDPQGRSVTLRSSLYRAGGAYGPGTPELLLE
GAETVTPVLDPARRQGYGPLWYTSVGFGGLVQLRRGERVYVNISHPDMVDFARGKTFFGA
VMVG
Number of residues244
Molecular Weight25389.755
Theoretical pI5.02
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor binding
Processes
  • cell-cell signaling
  • gene expression
  • tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of interleukin-12 biosynthetic process
  • lymph node development
  • skin development
  • signal transduction
  • immune response
Components
  • integral component of membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • extracellular space
General FunctionReceptor binding
Specific FunctionCytokine that binds to LTBR/TNFRSF3. May play a specific role in immune response regulation. Provides the membrane anchor for the attachment of the heterotrimeric complex to the cell surface. Isoform 2 is probably non-functional.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions19-48
GenBank Protein ID292279
UniProtKB IDQ06643
UniProtKB Entry NameTNFC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010827|Lymphotoxin-beta (LTB)
ATGGGGGCACTGGGGCTGGAGGGCAGGGGTGGGAGGCTCCAGGGGAGGGGTTCCCTCCTG
CTAGCTGTGGCAGGAGCCACTTCTCTGGTGACCTTGTTGCTGGCGGTGCCTATCACTGTC
CTGGCTGTGCTGGCCTTAGTGCCCCAGGATCAGGGAGGACTGGTAACGGAGACGGCCGAC
CCCGGGGCACAGGCCCAGCAAGGACTGGGGTTTCAGAAGCTGCCAGAGGAGGAGCCAGAA
ACAGATCTCAGCCCCGGGCTCCCAGCTGCCCACCTCATAGGCGCTCCGCTGAAGGGGCAG
GGGCTAGGCTGGGAGACGACGAAGGAACAGGCGTTTCTGACGAGCGGGACGCAGTTCTCG
GACGCCGAGGGGCTGGCGCTCCCGCAGGACGGCCTCTATTACCTCTACTGTCTCGTCGGC
TACCGGGGCCGGGCGCCCCCTGGCGGCGGGGACCCCCAGGGCCGCTCGGTCACGCTGCGC
AGCTCTCTGTACCGGGCGGGGGGCGCCTACGGGCCGGGCACTCCCGAGCTGCTGCTCGAG
GGCGCCGAGACGGTGACTCCAGTGCTGGACCCGGCCAGGAGACAAGGGTACGGGCCTCTC
TGGTACACGAGCGTGGGGTTCGGCGGCCTGGTGCAGCTCCGGAGGGGCGAGAGGGTGTAC
GTCAACATCAGTCACCCCGATATGGTGGACTTCGCGAGAGGGAAGACCTTCTTTGGGGCC
GTGATGGTGGGGTGA
GenBank Gene IDL11016
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDLTB
HGNC IDHGNC:6711
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p21.3
References
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