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Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > receptors > immunologic receptors > Toll-like receptors
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > receptors > immunologic receptors > Toll-like receptors
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > membrane proteins > immunologic receptors > Toll-like receptors
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > membrane proteins > immunologic receptors > Toll-like receptors
Preferred Term:

Toll-like receptors

Definition:
A family of pattern recognition receptors characterized by an extracellular leucine-rich domain and a cytoplasmic domain that share homology with the interleukin 1 receptor and the Drosophila toll protein. Following pathogen recognition, toll-like receptors recruit and activate a variety of signal transducing adaptor proteins.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
immunologic receptors
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/237180
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