Convergent losses of TLR5 suggest altered extracellular flagellin detection in four mammalian lineages
Virag Sharma, Nikolai Hecker, Felix Walther, Heiko Stuckas, Michael Hiller
The paper identifies convergent loss of TLR5 in four mammalian lineages and shows TLR11 is also absent, suggesting reduced ability to detect extracellular flagellin.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Mar 3, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics