NOD-LIKE RECEPTORS (NLRs)
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NLR Proteins In mammals, germ-line encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) detect the presence of pathogens either directly through recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or indirectly through sensing host-derived danger signals (DAMPs). The innate immune system comprises several classes of PRRs that allow the early detection of pathogens at the site of infection. The membrane-bound toll-like receptors (TLRs) detect microbes on the cell surface and in endosomes. The RIG-1 (retinoic acidinducible gene I)-like receptors (RLRs; RLHs) and the Nod-like receptors (NLRs; nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat containing receptors) detect microbial components in the cytosol.
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