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SUBMITTER: Blumenthal A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2742161 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Blumenthal Antje A Kobayashi Toshihiko T Pierini Lynda M LM Banaei Niaz N Ernst Joel D JD Miyake Kensuke K Ehrt Sabine S
Cell host & microbe 20090101 1
RP105, phylogenetically related to Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, is reported to facilitate B cell activation by the TLR4-agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS)--but to limit LPS-induced cytokine production by antigen-presenting cells. Here, we show that the role of RP105 extends beyond LPS recognition and that RP105 positively regulates macrophage responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) lipoproteins. Mtb-infected RP105(-/-) mice exhibited impaired proinflammatory cytokine responses associated with ...[more]