lymphotoxin

American  

[lim-fuh-tok-sin] / ˌlɪm fəˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

Immunology.

1. a glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.

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Etymology

Origin of lymphotoxin

First recorded in 1970–75; lympho- + toxin

Example Sentences

AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; AMPs, antimicrobial proteins; LT, lymphotoxin; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin.

From Nature

AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; AMPs, antimicrobial proteins; LT, lymphotoxin; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin.

From Nature

When researchers rid mice of a gene encoding a gut molecule called lymphotoxin, segmented filamentous bacteria overwhelmed the normal microbial community.

From Scientific American

What’s more, mice with lymphotoxin intact were able to keep their slim figures when the researchers implanted the segmented filamentous bacteria in their guts.

From Scientific American