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Facts about Toll-like receptor 7.
TLR7 is a nucleotide-sensing TLR that's triggered by single-stranded RNA. Acts via MYD88 and TRAF6, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory response (By similarity).
Human | |
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Gene Name: | TLR7 |
Uniprot: | Q9NYK1 |
Entrez: | 51284 |
Belongs to: |
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Toll-like receptor family |
TLR7; toll-like receptor 7
Mass (kDA):
120.922 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | Xp22.2 |
Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (12867072..12890361) |
Detected in brain, placenta, spleen, stomach, small intestine, lung and in plasmacytoid pre-dendritic cells.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Endosome. Lysosome. Cytoplasmic vesicle, phagosome. Relocalizes from endoplasmic reticulum to endosome and lysosome upon stimulation with agonist.
PMID: 11022119 by Du X., et al. Three novel mammalian Toll-like receptors: gene structure, expression, and evolution.
PMID: 11022120 by Chuang T.-H., et al. Cloning and characterization of a sub-family of human Toll-like receptors: hTLR7, hTLR8 and hTLR9.
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