LITAF Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Lipopolysaccharide is a potent stimulator of monocytes and macrophages, causing secretion of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and other inflammatory mediators. This gene encodes lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-alpha factor, which is a DNA-binding protein and can mediate the TNF-alpha expression by direct binding to the promoter region of the TNF-alpha gene. The transcription of this gene is induced by tumor suppressor p53 and has been implicated in the p53-induced apoptotic pathway. Mutations in this gene cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1C (CMT1C) and may be involved in the carcinogenesis of extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD). Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]

LITAF: Probable role in regulating transcription of specific genes. May regulate through NFKB1 the expression of the CCL2/MCP-1 chemokine. May play a role in tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF- alpha) gene expression. Interacts with NEDD4. Interacts with WWOX. Isoform 2 may interact with STAT6. By bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or p53/TP53. In monocytes by the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Ubiquitously and abundantly expressed. Expressed predominantly in the placenta, peripheral blood leukocytes, lymph nodes and spleen. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Transcription factor; Oncoprotein

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16p13.13

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; Golgi apparatus; intracellular membrane-bound organelle; lysosomal membrane; cytoplasm; plasma membrane

Molecular Function: protein binding; signal transducer activity; WW domain binding

Biological Process: regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; transcription, DNA-dependent; apoptosis; negative regulation of NF-kappaB import into nucleus; signal transduction; aging; regulation of cytokine production

Disease: Charcot-marie-tooth Disease, Demyelinating, Type 1c