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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. immunologic receptors
  6. Toll-like receptors
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. immunologic receptors
  6. Toll-like receptors
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. receptors
  5. immunologic receptors
  6. Toll-like receptors
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. receptors
  5. immunologic receptors
  6. Toll-like receptors

Preferred term

Toll-like receptors

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A family of pattern recognition receptors characterized by an extracellular leucine-rich domain and a cytoplasmic domain that share homology with the interleukin 1 receptor and the Drosophila toll protein. Following pathogen recognition, toll-like receptors recruit and activate a variety of signal transducing adaptor proteins.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/237180

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