Anti-CD253 / TRAIL Monoclonal Antibody (Clone:2E5)

Human CD253 / TRAIL (TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand), also called Apo2, is a type II membrane protein from the TNF family. TRAIL is a cytotoxic protein which activates rapid apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in normal cells. TRAIL-induced apotosis, is achieved through binding to two dealth-signaling receptors, DR4 (CD261 / TRAIL-R1) and DR5 (CD262 / TRAIL-R2). Protein function: Cytokine that binds to TNFRSF10A/TRAILR1, TNFRSF10B/TRAILR2, TNFRSF10C/TRAILR3, TNFRSF10D/TRAILR4 and possibly also to TNFRSF11B/OPG (PubMed:26457518, PubMed:10549288). Induces apoptosis. Its activity may be modulated by binding to the decoy receptors TNFRSF10C/TRAILR3, TNFRSF10D/TRAILR4 and TNFRSF11B/OPG that cannot induce apoptosis. [The UniProt Consortium]