lymphotoxin

[ lim-fuh-tok-sin ]

noun

, Immunology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphotoxin¹

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

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

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

From Scientific American