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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5396
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-24
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations of the gene Lps selectively impede lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signal transduction in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice, rendering them resistant to endotoxin yet highly susceptible to Gram-negative infection. The codominant Lpsd allele of C3H/HeJ mice was shown to correspond to a missense mutation in the third exon of the Toll-like receptor-4 gene (Tlr4), predicted to replace proline with histidine at position 712 of the polypeptide chain. C57BL/10ScCr mice are homozygous for a null mutation of Tlr4. Thus, the mammalian Tlr4 protein has been adapted primarily to subserve the recognition of LPS and presumably transduces the LPS signal across the plasma membrane. Destructive mutations of Tlr4 predispose to the development of Gram-negative sepsis, leaving most aspects of immune function intact.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
282
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2085-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Genes, Dominant, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Mutation, Missense, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Toll-Like Receptor 4, pubmed-meshheading:9851930-Toll-Like Receptors
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Defective LPS signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr mice: mutations in Tlr4 gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235-9050, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't