2003
Toll-like receptors and their role in experimental models of microbial infection
Qureshi S, Medzhitov R. Toll-like receptors and their role in experimental models of microbial infection. Genes & Immunity 2003, 4: 87-94. PMID: 12618855, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune systemHost defenseToll-like receptor (TLR) familyExperimental modelTLR-deficient miceMicrobial infectionsAdaptive immune responsesToll-like receptorsEffective host defenseLimited human studiesInnate immune systemAdaptive immune systemPrompt recognitionImmune responseHuman studiesInnate immunityInfectious threatsInfectionReceptor familyAntimicrobial effectorsContainment measuresPathogen recognitionConstant surveillancePathogensActivation
2001
Recognition of double-stranded RNA and activation of NF-κB by Toll-like receptor 3
Alexopoulou L, Holt A, Medzhitov R, Flavell R. Recognition of double-stranded RNA and activation of NF-κB by Toll-like receptor 3. Nature 2001, 413: 732-738. PMID: 11607032, DOI: 10.1038/35099560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationB-LymphocytesCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesDrosophila ProteinsGalactosamineHumansInterferon Type ILymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPoly I-CReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, Double-StrandedSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 3Toll-Like ReceptorsVirus DiseasesConceptsToll-like receptorsNF-κBI interferonInnate immune recognition receptorsToll-like receptor 3TLR3-deficient miceMolecular patternsPolyinosine-polycytidylic acidMitogen-activated proteinType I interferonMammalian TLR3Dendritic cellsInflammatory cytokinesImmune recognition receptorsViral infectionD-galactosamineReceptor 3MyD88Reduced productionReceptorsActivationMicrobial pathogensLethal effectsMost virusesAdaptor protein
1998
MyD88 Is an Adaptor Protein in the hToll/IL-1 Receptor Family Signaling Pathways
Medzhitov R, Preston-Hurlburt P, Kopp E, Stadlen A, Chen C, Ghosh S, Janeway C. MyD88 Is an Adaptor Protein in the hToll/IL-1 Receptor Family Signaling Pathways. Molecular Cell 1998, 2: 253-258. PMID: 9734363, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80136-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BProtein KinasesProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Interleukin-1Signal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Toll-Like ReceptorsTranscription Factor AP-1ConceptsIL-1R familyNF-kappaB activationNF-kappaB pathwayImmune response genesToll/IL-1R familyAP-1 activationImmune responseIL-1RTRAF6 proteinInnate immunityNF-kappaBMyD88Drosophila Toll proteinReceptor familyToll receptorAdaptor proteinSignaling pathwaysReceptorsActivationToll proteinRegulator moleculesResponse genesAdult DrosophilaPathwayProtein