Toll-like receptor
CLASS OF PROTEINS THAT PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Toll like receptors; Toll-like receptors; Toll (gene family); Toll like receptor; TLRs; Toll-like receptor family; Toll-Like Receptor; TLR signalling pathway; Toll (gene); Toll signaling; Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of proteins that play a key role in the innate immune system. They are single-pass membrane-spanning receptors usually expressed on sentinel cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells, that recognize structurally conserved molecules derived from microbes.