Tnfrsf1a
Function
Receptor for TNFSF2/TNF-alpha and homotrimeric TNFSF1/lymphotoxin-alpha. The adapter molecule FADD recruits caspase-8 to the activated receptor. The resulting death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) performs caspase-8 proteolytic activation which initiates the subsequent cascade of caspases (aspartate-specific cysteine proteases) mediating apoptosis (By similarity).
Cellular localization
- Cell membrane
- Single-pass type I membrane protein
- Golgi apparatus membrane
- Single-pass type I membrane protein
Alternative names
CD120a, Tnfr-1, Tnfr1, Tnfrsf1a, Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A, Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, Tumor necrosis factor receptor type I, p55, p60, TNF-R1, TNF-RI, TNFR-I