TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand Receptor 2
TNFRSF10BproteinTRAIL-R2 mediates apoptotic pathways in cardiomyocytes and immune cells, predicting MI incidence and post-MI mortality.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)
Confidencemedium
RationaleMI risk and mortality predictor; apoptotic signaling in myocardial injury.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates7
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000120889
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I23
C — confounder / Type-II41
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength16
T1DI (composite)5
Specificity differential (R−C)-17.7
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(3)
- Plasma Protein Profile of Incident Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, and Heart Failure in 2 Cohorts.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021 · PMID 34096334 · doi
- Use of proteomics to identify biomarkers associated with chronic kidney disease and long-term outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction.Journal of internal medicine · 2020 · PMID 32638487 · doi
- GDF-15 and TRAIL-R2 are powerful predictors of long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2017 · PMID 28762762 · doi