Identification and characterization of a new member of the TNF family that induces apoptosis

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作者
Wiley, SR [1 ]
Schooley, K [1 ]
Smolak, PJ [1 ]
Din, WS [1 ]
Huang, CP [1 ]
Nicholl, JK [1 ]
Sutherland, GR [1 ]
Smith, TD [1 ]
Rauch, C [1 ]
Smith, CA [1 ]
Goodwin, RG [1 ]
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[1] WOMENS & CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT CYTOGENET & MOLEC GENET,CTR MED GENET,ADELAIDE,SA 5006,AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/1074-7613(95)90057-8
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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A novel tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member has been cloned and characterized. This protein, designated TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), consists of 281 and 291 aa in the human and murine forms, respectively, which share 65% aa identity. TRAIL is a type II membrane protein, whose C-terminal extracellular domain shows clear homology to other TNF family members. TRAIL transcripts are detected in a variety of human tissues, most predominantly in spleen, lung, and prostate. The TRAIL gene is located on chromosome 3 at position 3q26, which is not close to any other known TNF ligand family members. Both full-length cell surface expressed TRAIL and picomolar concentrations of soluble TRAIL rapidly induce apoptosis in a wide variety of transformed cell lines of diverse origin.
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