immune system
• in response to stimulation with oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG ODNs), a ligand for Toll-like receptor 9, peritoneal macrophages from mice homozygous for this mutation produce greatly reduced levels (vs. wild-type macrophages) of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-) alpha
• in contrast to their impaired response to a TLR9 ligand, homozygous mutant macrophages produce normal amounts of TNF-alpha upon stimulation with all other Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands employed in the TLR Signaling Screen (for TLR1/2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR2/6 and TLR7)
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