Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are expressed by cells in the body in order to sense molecules that are associated with infection or tissue damage. They are important for activating the ...

Recall that different cell types of a multicellular organism ... Takeuchi, O. & Akira, S. Pattern recognition receptors and inflammation. Cell 140, 805–820 (2010) doi:10.1016/j.cell.

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are one of the largest and best-studied families of pattern-recognition receptors ... cytokines and antiviral type I interferon by NF-κB and IRF3 or IRF7 transcription ...