| Primary Identifier | IPR027185 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | TLR2 |
| description | Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is a member of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family, which plays a role in activation of innate immunity and pathogen recognition []. It helps mediate the innate immune response to bacterial lipoproteins and other microbial cell wall components, acting via MyD88 and TRAF6, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory response [, , , ]. TLR2 in association with TLR1 or TLR6 is essential for recognising bacterial lipoproteins and lipopeptides [, ]. It also promotes apoptosis in response to lipoproteins [].Genetic variations in TLR2 are associated with susceptibility to leprosy, a chronic disease associated with depressed cellular (but not humoral) immunity [, ]. |
