Tnfaip8 - tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 8

Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process. Acts upstream of or within defense response to Gram-positive bacterium. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including brain ventricular layer; choroid plexus; musculoskeletal system; respiratory system; and thymus primordium. Orthologous to human TNFAIP8 (TNF alpha induced protein 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]