Activation of Toll-Like Receptor-2 by Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors from a Protozoan Parasite

Antônio Campos, Marco; C. Almeida, Igor; Takeuchi, Osamu; Akira, Shizuo; P. Valente, Eneida; O. Procópio, Daniela; R. Travassos, Luiz; A. Smith, Jason; T. Golenbock, Douglas; T. Gazzinelli, Ricardo

doi:10.4049/jimmunol.167.1.416

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Activation of Toll-Like Receptor-2 by Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors from a Protozoan Parasite

Published in The Journal of Immunology • Jul 1, 2001

Authors:

Marco Antônio Campos

Igor C. Almeida

Osamu Takeuchi

Abstract

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors and glycoinositolphospholipids (GIPLs) from parasitic protozoa have been shown to exert a wide variety of effects on cells of the host innate immune system. However, the receptor(s) that are triggered by these protozoan glycolipids has not been identified. ...

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Trypanosoma cruzi

Chinese hamster ovary cell

Biology

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