Table 1.
Toll like receptors and their ligands with involved adaptors.
TLR | Localization of immune cell | PAMP | Endogenous ligands |
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TLR1/2 | Cell surface monocyte, macrophage, DC, B cell | Triacyated lipoproteins, peptidoglycan | HSP, HMGB1, β-defensin-3 |
TLR2 | Cell surface monocyte, macrophage, mast cell, B cell | Zymosan, peptidoglycan | HSP, HMGB1, serum amyloid A, surfactant protein A,D, β-defensin-3, antiphospholipid antibody, biglycan |
TLR3 | Endosomes B cell, T cell, NK cell, DC | dsRNA (viral) | mRNA, tRNA |
TLR4 | Cell surface/endosomes monocyte, macrophage, DC, mast cell | LPS | HSP, HMGB1, proteoglycans, S100A8, S100A9, S100A12, antiphospholipid antibody, fibronectin, serum amyloid A, oxidized LDL, saturated fatty acids |
TLR5 | Cell surface monocyte, macrophage, DC, | Flagellin | – |
TLR2/6 | Cell surface monocyte, macrophage, mast cells, B cell | Diacylated Lipoprotein, Zymosan | – |
TLR7 | Endosomes monocyte, macrophage, DC, B cell | ssRNA (viral) | ssRNA/IgG complexes, antiphospholipid antibody |
TLR8 | Endosomes monocyte, macrophage, DC, mast cell | ssRNA (viral) | ssRNA/IgG complexes, antiphospholipid antibody. mircoRNAs |
TLR9 | Endosomes monocyte, macrophage, DC, B cell, T cell | Unmethylated CpG (viral and bacterial) | Chromatin, IgG complexes, self–DNA including mtDNA |
PAMP, pathogen-associated molecular patterns.