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LTB - lymphotoxin beta Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as p33; TNFC; TNFSF3; TNLG1C

Gene ID: 4050 | Gene type: protein coding

About LTB

Cytogenetic location: 6p21.33 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 6:31,580,558-31,582,425 (from NCBI)

This gene has 4 transcripts (splice variants), 1 gene allele, 86 orthologues and 8 paralogues. Biased expression in spleen (RPKM 84.6), lymph node (RPKM 56.9) and 8 other tissues.

Summary

Lymphotoxin beta is a type II membrane protein of the TNF family. It anchors lymphotoxin-alpha to the cell surface through heterotrimer formation. The predominant form on the lymphocyte surface is the lymphotoxin-alpha 1/beta 2 complex (e.g. 1 molecule alpha/2 molecules beta) and this complex is the primary ligand for the lymphotoxin-beta receptor. The minor complex is lymphotoxin-alpha 2/beta 1. LTB is an inducer of the inflammatory response system and involved in normal development of lymphoid tissue. Lymphotoxin-beta isoform b is unable to complex with lymphotoxin-alpha suggesting a function for lymphotoxin-beta which is independent of lympyhotoxin-alpha. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

LTB Products(2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_002341.2 NP_002332.1 lymphotoxin-beta isoform a
NM_009588.1 NP_033666.1 lymphotoxin-beta isoform b

LTB Protein Structure

TNF

TNF: TNF(Tumour Necrosis Factor) family (102 - 243)

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  • 244 a.a.
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

lymphotoxin-beta

LT-beta

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 1, Susceptibility To

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Malaria, Susceptibility To

Malaria, Resistance To

Malaria, Cerebral

Cerebral Malaria

Malaria, Severe, Susceptibility To

Malaria, Severe, Resistance To

Malaria, Cerebral, Susceptibility To

Induced Malaria

Malaria, Vivax, Protection Against

Malaria, Severe

Malaria, Cerebral, Reduced Risk Of

Malaria, Protection Against

Resistance To Malaria Due To G6pd Deficiency

Malaria Due To G6pd Deficiency

Malarial Encephalitis

CM

Malaria Cerebral

Susceptibility To Malaria

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Aestivo Autumnal Malaria

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Continued Malaria Fever

Estivo-Autumnal Fever

Estivo-Autumnal Malaria

Estivo-Autumnal Malarial Fever

Falciparum Fever

Malignant Tertian Fever

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Pernicious Intermittent Fever

Pernicious Malaria

Quotidian Malaria

Subtertian Fever

Subtertian Malaria Fever

Subtertian Malignant Tertian Malaria

Tropical Malaria

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Bilious Haemoglobinuric Fever

Black Water Fever

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Malarial Blackwater Fever

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Malignant Malaria

Mtm - [Malignant Tertian Malaria]

Tm -[Malignant Tertian Malaria]

Panama Fever

St - [Subtertian Malaria]

Malarial Quotidian

Benign Tertian Malaria

Tertian Ague

Vivax Fever

Plasmodium Vivax Malaria Nos

Btm - [Benign Tertian Malaria]

Bt - [Benign Tertian Malaria]

Vivax Malaria

Benign Tertian Vivax Malaria

Tertian Malaria

Quartan Malaria

Quartan Ague

Quartan Fever

Plasmodium Malariae Malaria Nos

Quartan Malarial

Malaria By Plasmodium Malariae

Malariae Malaria

Ovale Tertian Malaria

Plasmodium Ovale Fever

Malaria Fever By Plasmodium Ovale

Ovale Malaria

Malaria By Plasmodium Ovale

Malarial Ovale

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Coastal Fever

Remittent Gastric Fever

Miasmatic Fever

Congestive Remittent Fever

Intermittent Fever

Jungle Fever

Paludism

Cameroon Fever

Ague

Corsican Fever

Intermittent Bilious Fever

Disease Due To Plasmodiidae

Malarial Fever

Plasmodiosis

Remittent Fever

Roman Fever

Malaria Fever Nos

Malaria Nos

Paludal Fever

Clinically Diagnosed Malaria

Clinically Diagnosed Malaria Without Parasitological Confirmation

Congestive Fever

Malarial Cachexia

Marsh Cachexia

Paludal Cachexia

Recurrent Malaria

Remittent Malaria

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Bowel Disease, Inflammatory

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Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

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Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

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Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Felis catus LTB VGNC VGNC:68101
Macaca mulatta LTB VGNC VGNC:74454
Bos taurus LTB VGNC VGNC:31068
Rattus norvegicus LTB RGD RGD:1303162
Mus musculus LTB MGD MGI:104796
Canis familiaris LTB VGNC VGNC:42854
Macaca fascicularis LTB NCBI
Others LTB NCBI