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Facts about Toll-like receptor 8.
Acts via MYD88 and TRAF6, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory reaction. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | TLR8 |
Uniprot: | Q9NR97 |
Entrez: | 51311 |
Belongs to: |
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Toll-like receptor family |
CD288 antigen; CD288; MGC119599; MGC119600; TLR8; toll-like receptor 8
Mass (kDA):
119.828 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | Xp22.2 |
Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (12906620..12923169) |
Detected in brain, heart, lung, liver, placenta, in monocytes, and at lower levels in CD11c+ immature dendritic cells.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.
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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