Innate immunity: Lipoproteins take their Toll on the host

Authors
Janeway, CA Medzhitov, R
Citation
Ca. Janeway et R. Medzhitov, Innate immunity: Lipoproteins take their Toll on the host, CURR BIOL, 9(23), 1999, pp. R879-R882
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
23
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R879 - R882
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(199912)9:23<R879:IILTTT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A family of mammalian Toll-like receptors (TLRs) has a critical role in the recognition of microbial infection. Recent evidence suggests that bacteria l lipoproteins major components of bacterial cell walls - are recognized by a member of the human TLR family.