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Structural analyses of human Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms D299G and T399I.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Nov 2012
Ohto Umeharu, Yamakawa Natsuko, Akashi-Takamura Sachiko, Miyake Kensuke, Shimizu Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: TLR4 polymorphism replacing Asp-299 with Gly and Thr-399 with Ile (D299G/T399I) causes LPS hyporesponsiveness. RESULTS: TLR4(SNPs)·MD-2·LPS exhibits an agonistic 2:2:2 architecture. Local structural differences were observed around D299G, but not around T399I, SNP site. CONCLUSION: These local differences cause the modulation of surface properties of TLR4, which may affect ligand binding....
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