toll-like receptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.

Word forms

toll-like receptor toll-like receptors

Synonyms

TLR
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