Rabbit anti-Human TLR5 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

O60602

Target Species

Human

Target Name

TLR5

Target Full Name

Toll-like receptor 5

Target Function

Pattern recognition receptor (PRR) located on the cell surface that participates in the activation of innate immunity and inflammatory response. Recognizes small molecular motifs named pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMPs) expressed by pathogens and microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) usually expressed by resident microbiota. Upon ligand binding such as bacterial flagellins, recruits intracellular adapter proteins MYD88 and TRIF leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and induction of the inflammatory response. Plays thereby an important role in the relationship between the intestinal epithelium and enteric microbes and contributes to the gut microbiota composition throughout life.

Target Involvement

Systemic lupus erythematosus 1 (SLEB1)

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

Toll-like receptor family

Target Tissue Specificity

Highly expressed on the basolateral surface of intestinal epithelia. Expressed also in other cells such as lung epithelial cells.

Target Synonyms

FLJ10052; MGC126430; MGC126431; SLEB1; TIL 3; TIL3; TLR 5; Tlr5; TLR5_HUMAN; Toll like receptor 5; Toll like receptor 5 precursor; Toll-like receptor 5; Toll/interleukin 1 receptor like protein 3; Toll/interleukin-1 receptor-like protein 3

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the toll-like receptor (TLR) family, which plays a fundamental role in pathogen recognition and activation of innate immune responses. These receptors recognize distinct pathogen-associated molecular patterns that are expressed on infectious agents. The protein encoded by this gene recognizes bacterial flagellin, the principal component of bacterial flagella and a virulence factor. The activation of this receptor mobilizes the nuclear factor NF-kappaB, which in turn activates a host of inflammatory-related target genes. Mutations in this gene have been associated with both resistance and susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus, and susceptibility to Legionnaire disease.