C1q Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene Family In Asterias Rubens

C1q tumor necrosis factor related protein 4 gene( a new cytokine) was recently discovered in the sea star genome.Its genome and role were presented in a recent report New C1q tumor necrosis factor genes were also found in the Asterias rubens genome. They may be considered as adipokines for the first ones and complement activator for the third one. These genes have been discovered in mammal a？？s genomes and described, for the first time, in an Invertebrate: the sea star Asterias rubens