Immunology Flashcards

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TLR

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Receptors present on sentinal cells that detect structurally conserved molecules derived from microbes

  • TLR 1 and 2 bind extracellular bacterial lipopeptides and peptidoglycans
  • TLR 3 binds intracellular dsRNA from viruses
  • TLR 4 binds extracelular lipopolysaccharides promoting macrophage activation and cytokine storm
  • TLR 5 binds extracellular bacterial flagellin
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