TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence. You are expected to recognize the name of gene or protein. Although there might be several correct answers, you need to write one of them.
PROBLEM:  Human peripheral blood T cells , stimulated with PMA for 48 h ( PMA blasts ) , were incubated with IL - 2 in the presence of incremental dosages of dexamethasone ( Dex ; 10 ( - 5 ) - 10 ( - 9 ) M ) .

SOLUTION: IL - 2

PROBLEM:  Constitutively activated Akt - 1 is vital for the survival of human monocyte - differentiated macrophages .

SOLUTION: Akt - 1

PROBLEM:  Nevertheless , inhibitors of these pathways clearly reduced the TNF - alpha - induced cell growth , indicating that TNF - alpha - proliferative cells produced a growth factor that induced proliferation upon stimulation of the above pathways .

SOLUTION:
TNF - alpha