Vascular endothelial growth inhibitor
Encyclopedia
Vascular endothelial growth inhibitor (VEGI) is an anti-angiogenic protein. It belongs to tumor necrosis factor
(ligand) superfamily, where it is member 15. TNFSF15 is the human gene
for it.
Tumor necrosis factor
Tumor necrosis factor is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that stimulate the acute phase reaction...
(ligand) superfamily, where it is member 15. TNFSF15 is the human gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
for it.