Tumor necrosis factor receptor

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A tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR), or death receptor, is a cytokine receptor that binds tumor necrosis factors (TNF).

Because "TNF" is often used to describe TNF alpha, "TNFR" is often used to describe the receptors that bind to TNF alpha - namely, CD120. However, there several other members of this family that bind to the other TNFs.

Members

Family members include:

• type 1 CD120
• CD120a ()
• CD120b ()
• type 3
• Lymphotoxin beta receptor (TNFRSF3)
• type 4
• CD134 ()
• type 5
• CD40 (TNFRSF5)
• type 6
• FAS (TNFRSF6)
• TNFRSF6B ()
• type 7
• CD27 (TNFRSF7)
• type 8
• CD30 ()
• type 9
• CD137 ()
• type 10
• TNFRSF10A ()
• TNFRSF10B ()
• TNFRSF10C ()
• TNFRSF10D ()
• type 11
• RANK ()
• Osteoprotegerin ()
• type 12
• TNFRSF12A ()
• type 13
• TNFRSF13B ()
• TNFRSF13C ()
• type 14
• TNFRSF14 ()
• type 16
• Nerve growth factor receptor (TNFRSF16)
• type 17
• TNFRSF17 ()
• type 18
• TNFRSF18 ()
• type 19
• TNFRSF19 ()
• type 21
• TNFRSF21 ()
• type 25
• TNFRSF25 ()

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