A Common Variant in the Adaptor Mal Regulates Interferon Gamma Signaling

Humans that are heterozygous for the common S180L polymorphism in the Toll-like receptor (TLR) adaptor Mal (encoded by TIRAP) are protected from a number of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), whereas those homozygous for the allele are at increased risk. The reason for this difference...

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Main Authors: Ní Cheallaigh, Clíona, Sheedy, Frederick J., Harris, James, Muñoz-Wolf, Natalia, Lee, Jinhee, West, Kim, McDermott, Eva Palsson, Smyth, Alicia, Gleeson, Laura E., Coleman, Michelle, Martinez, Nuria, Hearnden, Claire H.A., Tynan, Graham A., Carroll, Elizabeth C., Jones, Sarah A., Corr, Sinéad C., Bernard, Nicholas J., Hughes, Mark M., Corcoran, Sarah E., O’Sullivan, Mary, Fallon, Ciara M., Kornfeld, Hardy, Golenbock, Douglas, Gordon, Stephen V., O’Neill, Luke A.J., Lavelle, Ed C., Keane, Joseph
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760121/