Biology of Toll receptors: Lessons from insects and mammals

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-26

  Imler, Jean Luc ^a,c   Zheng, Liangbiao ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ANOPHELES; DROSOPHILA; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INSECT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 5; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0842304592     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0403160     Document Type: Review

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