HEK-Blue™ TLR5

HEK-Blue™ TLR5 cells are designed for studying the stimulation of TLR5 by monitoring the activation of NF-κB and AP-1.

TLR5 recognizes flagellin from both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Activation of the receptor stimulates the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, through signaling via the adaptor protein MyD88 [1, 2].

TLR5 can generate a proinflammatory signal as a homodimer suggesting that it might be the only TLR participating in flagellin recognition [2].

However, TLR5 may require the presence of a co-receptor or adaptor molecule for efficient ligand recognition and/or signaling [3].

References

1. Gewirtz AT. et al., 2001. Cutting edge: bacterial flagellin activates basolaterally expressed TLR5 to induce epithelial proinflammatory gene expression. J Immunol, 167(4):1882-5.
2. Hayashi F. et al., 2001. The innate immune response to bacterial flagellin is mediated by Toll-like receptor 5. Nature, 410(6832):1099-103.
3. Tallant T. et al., 2004. Flagellin acting via TLR5 is the major activator of key signaling pathways leading to NF-kappa B and proinflammatory gene program activation in intestinal epithelial cells. BMC Microbiol. 4(1):33.