Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1999 Dec 2;9(23):R879-82.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)80073-1.

Lipoproteins take their toll on the host

C A Janeway Jr  1 , R Medzhitov
Affiliations
Free article

Lipoproteins take their toll on the host

C A Janeway Jr et al. Curr Biol. .
Free article

Abstract

A family of mammalian Toll-like receptors (TLRs) has a critical role in the recognition of microbial infection. Recent evidence suggests that bacterial lipoproteins - major components of bacterial cell walls - are recognized by a member of the human TLR family.

PubMed Disclaimer

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources