Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatol Res. 2011 Jun 22;41(7):597–610. doi: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2011.00822.x

Table 1.

TLRs, ligands, endogenous ligands and localozation.

TLR Ligands (pathogen) endogenous ligands localization
TLR1 Triacyl lipoprotein (bacteria) β-defensin-3 plasma membrane
TLR2 Lipoprotein (bacteria, viruses, parasites) HSP60, 70, Gp96 plasma membrane
HMGB1, serum amyloid A
Hyaluronic acid
Antiphospholipid antibodies
TLR3 dsRNA (bacteria, viruses) mRNA Endolysosome
TLR4 LPS (bacteria) HMGB1, fibronectin EDA,
Fibrinogen, HSP60,70,72,
Gp96, S100A8, S100A9,
Serum amyloid A,
Oxidised LDL,
Saturated fatty acids
Hyaluronic acid fragments
Heparan sulfate fragments
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Plasma membrane
TLR5 Flagellin (bacteria) Plasma membrane
TLR6 Diacyl lipoprotein (bacteria) Plasma membrane
TLR7 ssRNA (virus, bacteria) ssRNA Endolysosome
Antiphospholipid antibodies
TLR8 (human) ssRNA (virus, bacteria) ssRNA Endolysosome
Antiphospholipid antibodies
TLR9 CpG-DNA (bacteria virus, protozoa) IgG-chromatin complex Endolysosome
mitochondrial DNA
self denatured DNA
TLR10 Unknown Endolysosome
TLR11 Profilin-like molecule (protozoa) Plasma membrane