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. 2019 Jul 20;233:116671. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116671

Table 1.

Ligands and adaptors of TLRs.

TLR Localisation Associated proteins Ligand/agonist Source/pathogen detected Adaptor protein Pathway
TLR-1/2 Cell surface CD14, CD36, DECTIN1 Ac3LP, Glycolipids Bacteria MyD88, TIRAP MyD88
TLR-2 Cell surface CD36, CD14 Lipoproteins Multiple pathogens MyD88, TIRAP MyD88
Peptidoglycan Bacteria
Porins Bacteria
Zymosan Fungi
β-Glycan Fungi
GPI-mucin Protozoa
Envelope glycoproteins Viruses
TLR-2/6 Cell surface CD14, CD38, DECTIN1 Ac2LP, LTA, Zymosan Bacteria MyD88, TIRAP MyD88
TLR-2/10 Cell surface Ac3LP Bacteria MyD88, TIRAP MyD88
TLR-3 Intracellular CD14, TRIL dsRNA Viruses TRIF TRIF
Poly(I:C) Synthetic analogue of dsRNA
TLR-4 Cell surface CD14, MD-2 LPS, F-Prot Bacteria MyD88, TIRAF, TRIF, TRAM MyD88, TRIF
RSV, VSV, Env-prot, MMTV others. Viruses
TLR-5 Cell surface Flagellin Bacteria MyD88 MyD88
TLR-7 Intracellular CD14 ssRNA Viruses MyD88 MyD88
TLR-8 Intracellular CD14 ssRNA Viruses MyD88
TLR-9 Intracellular CD14, HMGB1 Unmethylated CpG DNA Bacteria, protozoa and viruses MyD88 MyD88
Mitochondrial DNA Endogenous