Rabbit LTB Polyclonal Antibody | anti-LTB antibody
LTB Polyclonal Antibody
NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
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]
Uniprot Description
LTB: Cytokine 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. Belongs to the tumor necrosis factor family. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.
Protein type: Membrane protein, integral
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 6p21.3
Cellular Component: extracellular space; integral to membrane
Molecular Function: cytokine activity; tumor necrosis factor receptor binding; receptor binding
Biological Process: skin development; positive regulation of interleukin-12 biosynthetic process; cell-cell signaling; immune response; gene expression; signal transduction; lymph node development