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Lipoproteins take their toll on the host
1Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208011, New Haven, 06520-8011, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|December 23, 1999
Abstract:
A family of mammalian Toll-like receptors (TLRs) has a critical role in the recognition of microbial infection. Recent evidence suggests that bacterial lipoproteins - major components of bacterial cell walls - are recognized by a member of the human TLR family.