TNF

Gene Information
 
Gene Symbol
TNF
 
Aliases
DIF, TNF-alpha, TNFA, TNFSF2, TNLG1F
 
Entrez Gene ID
 
Gene Name
Tumor necrosis factor
 
Chromosomal Location
6p21.33
 
HGNC ID
 
Summary
This gene encodes a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily. This cytokine is mainly secreted by macrophages. It can bind to, and thus functions through its receptors TNFRSF1A/TNFR1 and TNFRSF1B/TNFBR. This cytokine is involved in the regulation of a wide spectrum of biological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, lipid metabolism, and coagulation. This cytokine has been implicated in a variety of diseases, including autoimmune diseases, insulin resistance, and cancer. Knockout studies in mice also suggested the neuroprotective function of this cytokine. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
 
RefSeq DNA
 
RefSeq mRNA
  e!Ensembl
Gene
Transcript  
Protein

Gene Ontology (GO)

GO ID Ontology Function Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Biological process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 1618860, 15345745
GO:0000165 Biological process MAPK cascade IMP 21147091
GO:0000185 Biological process Activation of MAPKKK activity IDA 15310755
GO:0000187 Biological process Activation of MAPK activity IDA 10748004
GO:0001774 Biological process Microglial cell activation NAS 26753638
Protein Information
 
Protein Name
Tumor necrosis factor, APC1 protein, TNF, macrophage-derived, TNF, monocyte-derived, TNF-a, cachectin, tumor necrosis factor ligand 1F, tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 2, tumor necrosis factor-alpha
 
Function
 
Refseq Proteins
 
UniProt
 
PDB
 
Pfam
Pfam Accession Pfam ID
PF00229 TNF
Pathways
 
KEGG
 
Reactome
 

Antifolate resistance
MAPK signaling pathway
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
Viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor
NF-kappa B signaling pathway
Sphingolipid signaling pathway
mTOR signaling pathway
Apoptosis
Necroptosis
TGF-beta signaling pathway
Osteoclast differentiation
Antigen processing and presentation
Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway
C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
Hematopoietic cell lineage
Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity
IL-17 signaling pathway
T cell receptor signaling pathway
Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway
TNF signaling pathway
Adipocytokine signaling pathway
Type II diabetes mellitus
Insulin resistance
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications
Type I diabetes mellitus
Alzheimer disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Pertussis
Legionellosis
Yersinia infection
Leishmaniasis
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)
African trypanosomiasis
Malaria
Toxoplasmosis
Amoebiasis
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Human cytomegalovirus infection
Influenza A
Human papillomavirus infection
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection
Herpes simplex virus 1 infection
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection
Proteoglycans in cancer
Asthma
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatoid arthritis
Allograft rejection
Graft-versus-host disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis

 

TNFR1-induced proapoptotic signaling
Regulation of TNFR1 signaling
TNFR1-induced NFkappaB signaling pathway
TNFR1-mediated ceramide production
TNFR2 non-canonical NF-kB pathway
Interleukin-10 signaling
Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
TNF signaling

Interactions
 
STRING MINT IntAct
ENSP00000325120 P06401 P06401
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Associated Diseases

Disease groupDisease NameReferences
Blood Disorders
Fanconi Anemia
Anemia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Heart Failure
Myocardial Infarction
References
 
 
PubMed ID Associated gene/s Associated condition Genetic Mutation Diagnostic Criteria Association with PCOS Ethnicity Conclusion
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), apelin 
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension,hyperandrogenism and dyslipidemia 
 
 
Related 
 
ADMA and TNF were positively correlated with total testosterone and free androgen index, whereas apelin was negatively correlated with these parameters. These findings may indicate that non-obese women with PCOS are at an increased risk for CVD, which is further aggravated by hyperandrogenism. 
 
Adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) infiltration 
 
NIH criteria 
Related 
 
Women with PCOS had an increase in CD11c expression, CLS density, 5 expression, borderline increase in TNF expression , and a decrease in adiponectin expression in gluteal adipose tissue. 
 
 
-1031(T/C) polymorphism of TNF-alpha 
Rotterdam criteria 
Related 
Korean population-217 PCOS patients and 144 controls 
The study concludes that the -1031(T/C) polymorphism of TNF-alpha gene is associated with PCOS in a Korean population. 
IL-6 
 
 
 
Related 
 
Patients with PCOS showed significantly higher serum CRP, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophilic granulocytes, as well as higher triglycerides (TG), TNF and IL-6 
IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 
Low-grade chronic inflammation 
 
NIH criteria 
Related 
 
The net change in adiponectin secretion in response to IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, and TNF-alpha differed between PCOS (decreasing) and control (increasing) adipocytes, although the difference reached significance only for TNF-alpha  

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