| Literature DB >> 22440908 |
Nicholas Arpaia1, Gregory M Barton.
Abstract
TLRs are a family of innate receptors whose specificities are predetermined in the germline. Therefore, TLRs have evolved to recognize conserved features of microbes. Viruses typically lack the conserved features common to other pathogen classes, so the innate immune system has evolved to recognize viral nucleic acid as a hallmark of viral infection. In this review we discuss examples of TLR-mediated viral recognition and the functional consequences of this recognition for antiviral immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22440908 PMCID: PMC3311989 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.10.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Virol ISSN: 1879-6257 Impact factor: 7.090