Toll-like Receptors. I. Structure, Function and Their Ligands
2005; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University; Volume: 51; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.14712/fb2005051050148
ISSN2533-7602
Autores Tópico(s)Influenza Virus Research Studies
ResumoThe innate immune system senses invading microorganisms by a phylogenetically conserved family of proteins PRRs of which TLRs are ones of the most important. There are at least 10 different TLRs in humans and 11 in mice. They have in the course of evolution specialized for the recognition of conserved structures among microorganisms called PAMPs. Activation of TLRs results in induction of innate immunity mechanisms as well in development of antigen-specific adaptive immune responses, thus bridging innate and adaptive immunity.
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