TLR7

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family which plays a fundamental role in pathogen recognition and activation of innate immunity. TLRs are highly conserved from Drosophila to humans and share structural and functional similarities. The human TLR family comprises 11 members. They recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are expressed on infectious agents, and mediate the production of cytokines necessary for the development of effective immunity. For the recognition of structural components in foreign microorganisms, the various TLRs exhibit different patterns of expression as well; in this way for example, TLR-3, -7, and -8 are essential in the recognition of single-stranded RNA viruses. TLR7 senses single-stranded RNA oligonucleotides containing guanosine- and uridine-rich sequences from RNA viruses, a recognition occuring in the endosomes of plasmacytoid dendritic cells and B cells. This gene is predominantly expressed in lung, placenta, and spleen, and is phylogenetically related and lies in close proximity to another family member, TLR8, on chromosome X. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

Description

Toll like receptor 7

Tissue specificity

Tissue enhanced (placenta)

Predicted location

Membrane

Protein family

FDA approved drug targets
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Predicted membrane proteins
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)

Chromosome

X (12867072 - 12890361)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000196664  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Tlr7: ENSMUSG00000044583

UniProt

Q9NYK1

neXtProt

NX_Q9NYK1

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure