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. 2013 Jan 30;45(4):241–258. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gms122

Table 1.

Summary of the signaling pathways of TLR3, 7, 8, 9, and 13

Type Subcellular localization Natural and synthetic ligand Adaptor Transcription factor Effector cytokines References
TLR3 Endosomes dsRNAs, siRNAs, poly(I:C) TRIF NF-κB, AP-1, IRF3 Inflammatory cytokines, type I interferons [1,2,5–7]
TLR7 Endosomes ssRNAs, ORNs, siRNAs, imidazoquinolines MyD88, PACSIN1 NF-κB, AP-1, IRF3/7 Inflammatory cytokines, type I interferons [1,2,5,7–11]
TLR8 Endosomes ssRNAs, ORNs, siRNAs, poly(A)/T, DNA, imidazoquinolines MyD88 NF-κB, AP-1, IRF3/7 Inflammatory cytokines, type I interferons [1,2,5,7,9,12]
TLR9 Endosomes CpG DNAs, CpG ODNs MyD88, PACSIN1 NF-κB, AP-1, IRF3/7 Inflammatory cytokines, type I interferons [1,2,5,7–11]
TLR13 Endosomes 23S rRNA MyD88 NF-κB, AP-1, IRF3/7 Inflammatory cytokines, type I interferons [13–15]