Altered tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) processing in adipocytes and increased expression of transmembrane TNF-alpha in obesity. Author(s): Xu H, Uysal KT, Becherer JD, Arner P, Hotamisligil GS|Journal: Diabetes|PMID: 12031976| June 2002 Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is synthesized as a 26-kDa transmembrane protein (mTNF-alpha), which may present on the cell surface or…