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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Satoshi Uematsu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-5112 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature immunology 20060709 8
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize distinct microbial components and induce innate immune responses. TLR5 is triggered by bacterial flagellin. Here we generated Tlr5-/- mice and assessed TLR5 function in vivo. Unlike other TLRs, TLR5 was not expressed on conventional dendritic cells or macrophages. In contrast, TLR5 was expressed mainly on intestinal CD11c+ lamina propria cells (LPCs). CD11c+ LPCs detected pathogenic bacteria and secreted proinflammatory cytokines in a TLR5-dependent way. Howe ...[more]