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Allelic variation in TLR4 is linked to susceptibility to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in chickens.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 2003
Leveque Gary, Forgetta Vincenzo, Morroll Shaun, Smith Adrian L, Bumstead Nat, Barrow Paul, Loredo-Osti J C, Morgan Kenneth, Malo Danielle
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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is part of a group of evolutionarily conserved pattern recognition receptors involved in the activation of the immune system in response to various pathogens and in the innate defense against infection. We describe here the cloning and characterization of the avian orthologue of mammalian TLR4. Chicken TLR4 encodes a 843-amino-acid protein that contains a leucine-rich repeat...
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