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Linking genetic variation in human Toll-like receptor 5 genes to the gut microbiome's potential to cause inflammation.
Immunology letters - 1 Dec 2014
Leifer Cynthia A, McConkey Cameron, Li Sha, Chassaing Benoit, Gewirtz Andrew T, Ley Ruth E
Abstract excerpt
Immunodeficiencies can lead to alterations of the gut microbiome that render it pathogenic and capable of transmitting disease to naïve hosts. Here, we review the role of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 5, the innate receptor for bacterial flagellin, in immune responses to the normal gut microbiota with a focus its role on adaptive immunity. Loss of TLR5 has profound effects on the microbiota that include greater...
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