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Differential trafficking of TLR1 I602S underlies host protection against pathogenic mycobacteria.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Dec 2012
Hart Bryan E, Tapping Richard I
Abstract excerpt
We recently identified I602S as a frequent single-nucleotide polymorphism of human TLR1 that greatly inhibits cell surface trafficking, confers hyporesponsiveness to TLR1 agonists, and protects against the mycobacterial diseases leprosy and tuberculosis. Because mycobacteria are known to manipulate the TLR system to their advantage, we hypothesize that the hyporesponsive 602S variant may confer protection by...
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