Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9)

Key component of innate and adaptive immunity. TLRs (Toll-like receptors) control host immune response against pathogens through recognition of molecular patterns specific to germs.

TLR9 is a nucleotide-sensing TLR that's triggered by unmethylated cytidine-phosphate-guanosine (CpG) dinucleotides. Acts via MYD88 and TRAF6, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory reaction (PubMed:11564765, PubMed:17932028).