Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)

Acts via MYD88, TIRAP and TRAF6, leading to NF- kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory reaction (PubMed:9237759, PubMed:10835634, PubMed:27022195). Also involved in LPS-independent inflammatory responses triggered by free fatty acids, such as palmitate, and Ni(2+).

Responses triggered by Ni(2+) require non-conserved histidines and are, therefore, species-specific (PubMed:20711192). Both M.