Molecular mechanism underlying the TLR4 antagonistic and antiseptic activities of papiliocin, an insect innate immune response molecule
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115669119
Abstract: Significance Similar to mammalian TLR4/MD-2, the Toll9/MD-2–like protein complex in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, acts as an innate pattern-recognition receptor that recognizes lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and induces LPS-stimulated expression of antimicrobial peptides such as cecropins. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: tlr4 antagonistic; molecular mechanism; mechanism underlying; immune response ... See more keywords