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. 2020 Nov 5;11:583513. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.583513

Table 1.

Toll like receptors and their ligands with involved adaptors.

TLR Localization of immune cell PAMP Endogenous ligands
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.