TNF-alpha is a cytokine produced by monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, NK cells, CD4+ T cells and many transformed cells.
It can be expressed as a 17 kDa free molecule, or as a 26 kDa membrane protein.
TNF-alpha easily forms stable trimers, but also other multimeric complexes.
In the immune system, it is an important regulator, which has cytolytic and cytostatic activity against a range of tumor cells, increases fibroblast proliferation and supports neutrophil chemotaxis and phagocytosis.
Applications:Suitable for use in ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, Immunocytochemistry and Flow Cytometry.