Toll-like receptor 9

Toll-like receptor 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TLR9 gene. TLR9 has also been designated as CD289 (cluster of differentiation 289). It is a member of the toll-like receptor (TLR) family. TLR9 is an important receptor expressed in immune system cells including dendritic cells, macrophages, natural killer cells, and other antigen presenting cells. TLR9 is expressed on endosomes internalized from the plasma membrane, binds DNA (preferentially DNA containing unmethylated CpGs of bacterial or viral origin), and triggers signaling cascades that lead to a pro-inflammatory cytokine response. Cancer, infection, and tissue damage can all modulate TLR9 expression and activation. TLR9 is also an important factor in autoimmune diseases, and there is active research into synthetic TLR9 agonists and antagonists that help regulate autoimmune inflammation.

TLR9
Identifiers
AliasesTLR9, CD289, toll like receptor 9
External IDsOMIM: 605474 MGI: 1932389 HomoloGene: 68126 GeneCards: TLR9
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

54106

81897

Ensembl

ENSG00000239732

ENSMUSG00000045322

UniProt

Q9NR96

Q9EQU3

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_138688
NM_017442

NM_031178

RefSeq (protein)

NP_059138

NP_112455

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 52.22 – 52.23 MbChr 9: 106.1 – 106.1 Mb
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