Description: Cytokine that may play a role in innate and adaptive immune responses. It induces various cytokines such as TNFA/TNF-alpha and IL8. It activates typical cytokine signal pathways of NF-kappa-B and p38 MAPK. (www.uniprot.org) Produced in E.coli as a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 131 amino acids.