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