Toll-like Receptor 9 in Breast Cancer

Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is a cellular DNA receptor of the innate immune system. DNA recognition via TLR9 results in an inflammatory reaction, which eventually also activates a Th1-biased adaptive immune attack. In addition to cells of the immune system, TLR9 mRNA and protein is also widely expre...

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Main Authors: Katri eSelander, Jouko eSandholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00330/full