Toll‐like receptors: general molecular and structural biology

P Behzadi, HA García-Perdomo… - Journal of Immunology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background/Aim. Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are pivotal biomolecules in the immune system.
Today, we are all aware of the importance of TLRs in bridging innate and adaptive immune …

Distinct and orchestrated functions of RNA sensors in innate immunity

GQ Liu, MU Gack - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Faithful maintenance of immune homeostasis relies on the capacity of the cellular immune
surveillance machinery to recognize" nonself", such as the presence of pathogenic RNA …

Small-molecule modulators of toll-like receptors

Y Wang, S Zhang, H Li, H Wang, T Zhang… - Accounts of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the “gatekeepers” of the immune system in
humans and other animals to protect the host from invading bacteria, viruses, and other …

The chaperone UNC93B1 regulates Toll-like receptor stability independently of endosomal TLR transport

K Pelka, D Bertheloot, E Reimer, K Phulphagar… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Unc-93 homolog B1 (UNC93B1) is a key regulator of nucleic acid (NA)-sensing
Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Loss of NA-sensing TLR responses in UNC93B1-deficient …

Extracellular RNA sensing by pattern recognition receptors

M Tatematsu, K Funami, T Seya… - Journal of innate …, 2018 - karger.com
RNA works as a genome and messenger in RNA viruses, and it sends messages in most of
the creatures of the Earth, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. The human …

Anti-TLR7 antibody protects against lupus nephritis in NZBWF1 mice by targeting B cells and patrolling monocytes

Y Murakami, R Fukui, R Tanaka, Y Motoi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by
autoantibody production and multiple organ damage. Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), an innate …

Mechanisms controlling nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors

K Miyake, T Shibata, U Ohto, T Shimizu… - International …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Nucleic acid (NA)-sensing Toll-like receptors (TLRs) respond to DNA/RNA derived from
pathogens and dead cells. Structural studies have revealed a variety of molecular …

Structural analysis reveals TLR7 dynamics underlying antagonism

S Tojo, Z Zhang, H Matsui, M Tahara, M Ikeguchi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) recognizes both microbial and endogenous RNAs and
nucleosides. Aberrant activation of TLR7 has been implicated in several autoimmune …

TLR7 promotes smoke-induced experimental lung damage through the activity of mast cell tryptase

G Liu, TJ Haw, MR Starkey, AM Philp, S Pavlidis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) is known for eliciting immunity against single-stranded
RNA viruses, and is increased in both human and cigarette smoke (CS)-induced …

Current understanding of the innate control of toll-like receptors in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

HE Jung, HK Lee - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, threatens the entire world. It …