Conserved mechanisms of signal transduction by toll and toll-like receptors

Journal of Endotoxin Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 294-298

  Gangloff, Monique ^a   Weber, Alexander N R ^a   Gay, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; TLR4 MD 2 complex; Toll receptor signalling

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; ENDOTOXIN; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MD 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DROSOPHILA; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 27644578690     PISSN: 09680519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096805105X67274     Document Type: Article

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