The ectodomain of the Toll-like receptor 4 prevents constitutive receptor activation

G Panter, R Jerala - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is involved in activation of the innate immune response in a large
number of different diseases. Despite numerous studies, the role of separate domains of …

The crystal structure of the human toll-like receptor 10 cytoplasmic domain reveals a putative signaling dimer

T Nyman, P Stenmark, S Flodin, I Johansson… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
The Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain is a highly conserved signaling domain found in
the intracellular regions of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), in interleukin-1 receptors, and in …

Dimerization of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is required for ligand binding

Y Wang, L Liu, DR Davies, DM Segal - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2010 - ASBMB
TLR3 (Toll-like receptor 3) recognizes dsRNA, a potent indicator of viral infection. The
extracellular domain of TLR3 dimerizes when it binds dsRNA, and the crystal structure of the …

The cytoplasmic 'linker region'in Toll-like receptor 3 controls receptor localization and signaling

K Funami, M Matsumoto, H Oshiumi… - International …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) recognizes double-stranded RNA and transmits signals
to activate NF-κB and the interferon (IFN)-β promoter via the newly identified adaptor, TICAM …

Ligand-independent oligomerization of TLR4 regulated by a short hydrophobic region adjacent to the transmembrane domain

T Nishiya, E Kajita, S Miwa - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2006 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key receptors for the activation of immune responses directed
against pathogens. Among the more than 10 identified TLRs, TLR4 is the most unique …

The amino-terminal region of toll-like receptor 4 is essential for binding to MD-2 and receptor translocation to the cell surface

T Fujimoto, S Yamazaki, A Eto-Kimura… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MD-2 are pivotal components that elicit inflammatory
responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). They have been shown to form a physical complex …

Biochemical and functional analyses of the human Toll-like receptor 3 ectodomain

CT Ranjith-Kumar, W Miller, J Xiong, WK Russell… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
The structure of the human Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) ectodomain (ECD) was recently
solved by x-ray crystallography, leading to a number of models concerning TLR3 function …

The functional effects of physical interactions among Toll-like receptors 7, 8, and 9

J Wang, Y Shao, TA Bennett, RA Shankar… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR6 are evolutionarily conserved, highly
homologous, and localized to plasma membranes of host cells and recognize pathogen …

Different functional role of domain boundaries of Toll-like receptor 4

M Treeby, J Vašl, P Ota, J Friedrich, R Jerala - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize molecules representing danger signals via their
ectodomain, while signal transduction is provided by the cytosolic TIR domain that recruits …

C-terminal LRRs of human Toll-like receptor 3 control receptor dimerization and signal transmission

E Takada, S Okahira, M Sasai, K Funami, T Seya… - Molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3 recognizes dsRNA and activates the signaling cascade leading to
production of IFN-β via an adaptor protein, TICAM-1 (also called TRIF). The interface …