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Deletion of Flagellin’s Hypervariable Region Abrogates Antibody-Mediated Neutralization and Systemic Activation of TLR5-Dependent Immunity
1 Aug 2008
Abstract excerpt
TLRs trigger immunity by detecting microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). Flagellin is a unique MAMP because it harbors 1) an antigenic hypervariable region and 2) a conserved domain involved in TLR5-dependent systemic and mucosal proinflammatory and adjuvant activities. In this study, the contribution of the flagellin domains in TLR5 activation was investigated. We showed that TLR5 signaling can be...
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