Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin or cachectin and formally known as tumor necrosis factor-alpha) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that stimulate the acute phase reaction. The primary role of TNF is in the regulation of immune cells. TNF is also able to induce apoptotic cell death, to induce inflammation, and to inhibit tumorigenesis and viral replication. Dysregulation and, in particular, overproduction of TNF have been implicated in a variety of human diseases, as well as cancer.
Kingfisher Biotech offers Recombinant Swine TNF alpha in both 5 ug and 25 ug. The monomer has a predicted molecular weight of 16.9 kDa.
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