TLR3

• Official Symbol: TLR3
• Official Name: toll like receptor 3
• Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
• Entrez ID: 7098
• UniProt: O15455
• Interactions: BioGRID
• PubMed articles: Open PubMed
• OMIM: Open OMIM

• Entrez Summary: 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. 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. The various TLRs exhibit different patterns of expression. This receptor is most abundantly expressed in placenta and pancreas, and is restricted to the dendritic subpopulation of the leukocytes. It recognizes dsRNA associated with viral infection, and induces the activation of NF-kappaB and the production of type I interferons. It may thus play a role in host defense against viruses. Use of alternative polyadenylation sites to generate different length transcripts has been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
• UniProt Summary: Key component of innate and adaptive immunity. TLRs (Toll-like receptors) control host immune response against pathogens through recognition of molecular patterns specific to microorganisms. TLR3 is a nucleotide-sensing TLR which is activated by double-stranded RNA, a sign of viral infection. Acts via the adapter TRIF/TICAM1, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, IRF3 nuclear translocation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory response. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12471095, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12539043, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16043704, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16144834, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16720699, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16858407, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17178723, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18172197, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22611194}.

Pfam Domains GO Terms

Compound Hit Most Correlated Genes in Chemogenomics Tissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)

• Essentiality Rank: 8434
• Expression level (log2 read counts): 3.53

Expression Distribution

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TLR3 Expression in NALM6 Cells: 3.53