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A Staphylococcus aureus TIR domain protein virulence factor blocks TLR2-mediated NF-κB signaling.
Journal of innate immunity - 1 Jan 2014
Askarian Fatemeh, van Sorge Nina M, Sangvik Maria, Beasley Federico C, Henriksen Jørn R, Sollid Johanna U E, van Strijp Jos A G, Nizet Victor, Johannessen Mona
Abstract excerpt
Signaling through Toll-like receptors (TLRs), crucial molecules in the induction of host defense responses, requires adaptor proteins that contain a Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain. The pathogen Staphylococcus aureus produces several innate immune-evasion molecules that interfere with the host's innate immune response. A database search analysis suggested the presence of a gene encoding a homologue of...
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