TLRs Flashcards
What repeats do all TLRs possess?
Amino-terminal leucine rich repeats (LRR)
What are LRRs responsible for?
Recognition of P(M)AMPs
What is the carboxy-terminal of TLRs?
Toll-interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain
What is the TIR in TLRs for?
Initiating intracelllular signalling
How many TLRs in humans and mice?
10 in humans
12 in mice
What TLRs are conserved in humans and mice?
TLRs 1-9
What TLRs are not functional in mice?
TLR10
What TLRs do not occur in the human genome?
TLR11, 12 and 13
What TLR is the ligand unclear for?
TLR10
Which TLR only works as a heterodimer?
TLR2
What can TLR2 form heterodimers with?
TLR1 or 6
Which TLRs can form homodimers?
3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Which TLR binds LPS?
TLR4
What can TLR1 and 2 bind to?
Triacyl lipopeptide
What specific pathogen can TLR2-6 recognise?
Mycobacteria
What is TLR2 normally recognising?
Gram positive bacteria
Fungi
Mycobacteria
What does TLR5 bind?
Flagellum
What does TLR3 bind?
DsRNA
What type of nucleic acid is bound by TLR7 and 8?
SsRNA
What nucleic acid is bound by TLR9?
DNA
What TLR only signals through myd88?
TLR5
What are the 3 regions of LPS?
O region
R region
Lipid A region
What is the O region of LPS?
Polysaccharide
What is the R region of LPS?
Core polysaccharide
What type of affinity does TLR4 have for LPS?
Low affinity - it requires other proteins to recognise LPS
What proteins does TLR4 require to recognise LPS?
LBP
CD14
MD2
What do MD2 and TLR4 do?
Form a heterodimer that represent functional LPS receptor
What does CD14 do?
Enhances the sensitivity to LPS
What do 5 of the 6 acyl chains of lipid A interact with?
A hydrophobic pocket present in MD2 within the TLR4-MD2 heterodimer
What does the sixth acyl chain of lipid A interact with?
With a different TLR4 molecule