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Facts about Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 15.
Receptor for TNFRSF25 and TNFRSF6B.
Mediates activation of NF-kappa-B.Inhibits vascular endothelial growth and angiogenesis (in vitro). Promotes activation of caspases and apoptosis.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | TNFSF15 |
| Uniprot: | O95150 |
| Entrez: | 9966 |

| Belongs to: |
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| tumor necrosis factor family |

MGC129934; MGC129935; TL1A; TL1Vascular endothelial cell growth inhibitor; TNF superfamily ligand TL1A; TNFSF15; tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 15; tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 15; vascular endothelial growth inhibitor-192A; VEGI; VEGI192A; VEGITNF ligand-related molecule 1
Mass (kDA):
28.087 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 9q32 |
| Sequence: | 9; NC_000009.12 (114784635..114806039, complement) |
Specifically expressed in endothelial cells. Detected in monocytes, placenta, lung, liver, kidney, skeletal muscle, pancreas, spleen, prostate, small intestine and colon.
Membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.; [Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 15, secreted form]: Secreted.






PMID: 9872942 by Zhai Y., et al. VEGI, a novel cytokine of the tumor necrosis factor family, is an angiogenesis inhibitor that suppresses the growth of colon carcinomas in vivo.
PMID: 11923219 by Chew L.-J., et al. A novel secreted splice variant of vascular endothelial cell growth inhibitor.