2001
Drosophila MyD88 is an adapter in the Toll signaling pathway
Horng T, Medzhitov R. Drosophila MyD88 is an adapter in the Toll signaling pathway. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 12654-12658. PMID: 11606776, PMCID: PMC60109, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.231471798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationApoptosisCarrier ProteinsCaspasesDrosophila ProteinsFas-Associated Death Domain ProteinInsect ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Receptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsCell surface receptorsToll-1Death domain-containing proteinDomain-containing proteinsSurface receptorsDominant-negative versionDeath receptor-mediated pathwayDrosophila homologueS2 cellsApical caspasesEvolutionary ancestorInvertebrate cellsDMyD88Toll receptorAdult fliesDownstream componentsCaspase activationHuman MyD88Reporter geneInnate immune recognitionGenetic studiesAntifungal peptidesReceptor-mediated pathwayApoptosis inductionPelle
2000
Viral interference with IL-1 and Toll signaling
Janeway C, Medzhitov R. Viral interference with IL-1 and Toll signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 10682-10683. PMID: 11005852, PMCID: PMC34044, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.20.10682.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
ECSIT is an evolutionarily conserved intermediate in the Toll/IL-1 signal transduction pathway
Kopp E, Medzhitov R, Carothers J, Xiao C, Douglas I, Janeway C, Ghosh S. ECSIT is an evolutionarily conserved intermediate in the Toll/IL-1 signal transduction pathway. Genes & Development 1999, 13: 2059-2071. PMID: 10465784, PMCID: PMC316957, DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.16.2059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBiological EvolutionCell Line, TransformedCloning, MolecularDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEnzyme ActivationHumansInsect ProteinsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1Membrane GlycoproteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNF-kappa BProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Interleukin-1Saccharomyces cerevisiaeSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Toll-Like ReceptorsThe Toll-receptor family and control of innate immunity
Kopp E, Medzhitov R. The Toll-receptor family and control of innate immunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 1999, 11: 13-18. PMID: 10047546, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(99)80003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible immune response genesToll receptor familyToll receptorTransduction pathwaysImmune response genesHost defense systemInnate immune recognitionMicrobial pathogensGermline-encoded receptorsNuclear factor-kappaBMolecular patternsDefense systemInnate immunityFactor-kappaBImmune recognitionPathwayReceptorsInsectsMammalsGenesPlantsPathogensExpressionKappaBFamilyInnate immune induction of the adaptive immune response.
Medzhitov R, Janeway C. Innate immune induction of the adaptive immune response. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia On Quantitative Biology 1999, 64: 429-35. PMID: 11232318, DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1999.64.429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationDrosophila ProteinsHumansImmunityInsect ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Interleukin-1Receptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptors
1997
A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity
Medzhitov R, Preston-Hurlburt P, Janeway C. A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity. Nature 1997, 388: 394-397. PMID: 9237759, DOI: 10.1038/41131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsB7-1 AntigenCell LineCloning, MolecularDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsHumansImmunityInsect ProteinsInterleukinsJurkat CellsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationNF-kappa BReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesToll-Like ReceptorsTransfectionConceptsDrosophila Toll proteinToll proteinCytoplasmic domainDrosophila TollHuman homologueLeucine-rich repeat domainNF-κB-controlled genesHuman cell linesRepeat domainActive mutantExtracellular domainNF-κBImmune responseInnate immune responseCo-stimulatory molecules B7.1Adaptive immune systemComponents of immunityInflammatory cytokines IL-1ProteinCell linesCo-stimulatory moleculesAntigen-presenting cellsAdaptive immune responsesNaive T cellsHomologues