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In recent years, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have emerged as key receptors which detect microbes and initiate an inflammatory response. The Toll receptor was originally identified and characterized 14 years ago for its role in the embryonic development of the fruit-flyDrosophila melanogaster. Subsequently, it was also shown to be an essential component of the signaling pathway mediating the anti-fungal host defense in this model organism. New factors involved in the activation of the Toll receptor or in intracytoplasmic signaling during the immune response inDrosophila have recently been identified. The existence of significant functional differences between mammalian TLRs andDrosophila Toll receptors is also becoming apparent.
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Imler, J.L., Hoffmann, J.A. (2002). Toll Receptors in Drosophila: a Family of Molecules Regulating Development and Immunity. In: Beutler, B., Wagner, H. (eds) Toll-Like Receptor Family Members and Their Ligands. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 270. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59430-4_4
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