基因總覽
TLR4(toll like receptor 4)是一種單次穿膜的蛋白質,屬於 Toll-like receptor family。其結構包括位於細胞外的區域、跨膜區段,以及伸入細胞質的區域;細胞外部分含有多個 leucine-rich repeat(LRR),細胞質部分則具有 TIR domain。這些結構分布使 TLR4 能在細胞表面接收訊號,並將訊號傳入細胞內。TLR4 的主要角色是作為模式辨識受體,參與先天免疫反應;其功能涉及辨認病原體或組織損傷相關分子,並由下游訊號傳遞引發反應。
基因異名與舊稱
異名取自 HGNC,可能包含歷史名稱;蛋白質名稱以 UniProt 註解為準。
染色體位置與基因結構
查看實際轉錄本與 exon 註解
| Transcript | Genomic coordinates | Exons |
|---|---|---|
| ENST00000355622 ★ | 117,704,403–117,724,735 | 3 |
| ENST00000472304 | 117,704,170–117,724,735 | 2 |
| ENST00001119368 | 117,704,170–117,717,464 | 3 |
| ENST00000394487 | 117,704,192–117,724,735 | 4 |
顯示 4/4 個蛋白質編碼轉錄本;canonical 優先。
帶型與著絲點依 Ensembl 座標繪製;核染色體長度以 GRCh38 第 1 號染色體為共同尺度。黃色標記表示本基因位置,細小區間加粗以利辨識;實際基因長度與 exon 見下方資料。
分子功能與生物學過程
TLR4 是模式辨識受體,可辨識病原體相關分子模式(PAMPs)與損傷相關分子模式(DAMPs),並透過下游訊號引發先天免疫反應。在細胞膜上,TLR4 與 LY96 協同作用,介導對細菌脂多醣(LPS)的先天免疫反應;來源也指出,棕櫚酸等游離脂肪酸及 Ni(2+) 可在不依賴 LPS 的情況下引發涉及 TLR4 的發炎反應。
典型訊號路徑涉及 MYD88、TIRAP 與 TRAF6,進而活化 NF-kappa-B、促使細胞激素分泌並引發發炎反應。另一條路徑與 CD14 介導的 TLR4 內吞有關:受體經內吞後,可啟動不依賴 MYD88 的 TICAM1-TBK1-IRF3 訊號軸,促進第一型干擾素生成。此外,TLR4 除了促進促發炎細胞激素分泌,也會啟動 NLRP3 發炎小體;來源並指出,自噬與 NF-kappa-B 訊號級聯之間可形成正回饋迴路。
在單核球與巨噬細胞中,TLR4 可與 TLR6 形成複合體,並與受體 CD86 相關聯而促進發炎。配體如氧化低密度脂蛋白(oxLDL)或 amyloid-beta 42 結合後,TLR4:TLR6 複合體會內吞並引發發炎反應;其中,MYD88 路徑促進 NF-kappa-B 依賴的 CXCL1、CXCL2 與 CCL9 生成,TICAM1 路徑則促進 CCL5 生成。另在髓系樹突細胞中,vesicular stomatitis virus 的 glycoprotein G(而非 LPS)可依賴 CD14 促進 IRF7 活化與第一型干擾素生成。
來源亦指出,TLR4 是巨噬細胞程序性壞死(necroptosis)的活化因子;此項描述標示為相似性推論。對 LPS 的反應中,TLR4 招募接頭蛋白 TRIF/TICAM1,後者結合並活化 RIPK3,促使 MLKL 磷酸化與活化,最終破壞細胞膜。此 TLR4 介導的程序性壞死不依賴 TNF 訊號。除此之外,TLR4 是 ZG16B/PAUF 促進胰臟癌細胞遷移效應所必需的受體。
Promoter 與基因調控
>TLR4 ENST00000355622 GRCh38 chr9:117703403-117704503 strand=1 5′→3′ 相對 TSS:-1000 到 +100 bp;1101 bp 依轉錄本 TSS 擷取的基因組序列;TSS = 0,兩端包含,未驗證為 promoter TGTACAAAAATATGAACATAATTAATGCCACTAAATTGTACACATACAAATGGTCAAGATAATAAATTTT ATGTTATGTCATGTTATGTTATGTGATTTTACCATAATACAGAAAATGAAAAAAGAAAAGAAAGAAAGTA AAGCTTAGCGGTTTACATGACTTGACCAATGCCTCAAAGCCATGAGTCACCCAGCTGAGATCTGAACTTC AGTATATTCCATTCTGAAATCCCAGACTTTTCCCAATCTTCTTGTACTTTTCAAACTGTGTTTCAGTTGA GGTTTATTTTCAGTTTTGTATGTGAGTTTCTTCACAAGAAGGGGCGGGCCAAATTGTGTCCTGCAAAAAC CTACATATCGAAGTCCTAACCCCTCTACCTCAGACTATGACTGTATATGGAGAGAGAGCCTTGAAAGAGG TATGTAAGGTAGAATGAGGTCATTATGGTGGGCCCTAATCCAACATAACTGGTGTCCTTATAAGAAGGGG AGATTAGAATTCAGACACACTTGCTGACACCTTGAGTTCAGACTGGAAGCCTCTAGAATTGTGAGAAAAT GAATGTCTGTTGTTTAAGCCACCCAGTCTGTGGTATTTCCTTATGGCAGCCCCAGCAAACTAATACAAAT AGTGTTTCCACAGCTGAAACAAAATTGGAAAATCACCGTCATCCTAGAGAGTTACAAGGGCTATTTTAAT AGAACCTGATTGTTTTCCTAAATTCACCAAGCCCAGGCAGAGGTCAGATGACTAATTGGGATAAAAGCCA ACTAGCTTCCTCTTGCTGTTTCTTTAGCCACTGGTCTGCAGGCGTTTTCTTCTTCTAACTTCCTCTCCTG TGACAAAAGAGATAACTATTAGAGAAACAAAAGTCCAGAATGCTAAGGTTGCCGCTTTCACTTCCTCTCA CCCTTTAGCCCAGAACTGCTTTGAATACACCAATTGCTGTGGGGCGGCTCGAGGAAGAGAAGACACCAGT GCCTCAGAAACTGCTCGGTCAGACGGTGATAGCGAGCCACGCATTCACAGGGCCACTGCTGCTCACAGAA GCAGTGAGGATGATGCCAGGATGATGTCTGCCTCGCGCCTGGCTGGGACTC
EPDnew 實驗支持 promoter/TSS · 4 筆
| EPDnew ID | TSS(1-based) | 股向 | 來源顯示區間 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLR4_2 ↗ | 9:117,704,182 | 正股 | 117,704,133–117,704,192 |
| TLR4_1 ↗ | 9:117,704,403 | 正股 | 117,704,354–117,704,413 |
| TLR4_3 ↗ | 9:117,714,505 | 正股 | 117,714,456–117,714,515 |
| TLR4_4 ↗ | 9:117,715,992 | 正股 | 117,715,943–117,716,002 |
EPDnew human v006 · UCSC hg38,GRCh38/hg38,透過 UCSC 取得。TSS 具有 CAGE/RAMPAGE 等實驗資料支持;任意擷取的上下游區間仍需另行判讀調控功能,不能視為整段皆經功能驗證。
EPD 封存狀態 ↗ · UCSC 資料說明 ↗ · EPD team, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics; UCSC Genome Browser · CC BY 4.0
查看已取得的調控/motif 註解
ENSR9_BTCNX · promoter · 117703685–117704413 · regulatory
ENSR9_532NHFK · CTCF_binding_site · 117703913–117703934 · regulatory
· motif · 117703834–117703847 · motif
· motif · 117703834–117703847 · motif
· motif · 117703915–117703931 · motif
· motif · 117704150–117704158 · motif
· motif · 117704176–117704189 · motif
在漿細胞樣樹突細胞中,LPS 與 TLR4 的調控相關。
蛋白質結構域與序列
參考蛋白質長度:839 aa
TLR4 蛋白質長 839 個胺基酸,N 端含有訊號胜肽。細胞外區域位於第 24–631 個胺基酸,包含多個 LRR 重複序列及 LRRCT 區域;第 632–652 位為螺旋型跨膜區,細胞質區域則延伸至 C 端。細胞質區內含 TIR domain(第 672–815 位)。
蛋白質三維結構
細胞內定位
TLR4 位於細胞膜,也可見於早期胞內體及細胞突起的皺褶區。 與 CD36、TLR6 形成複合體時,TLR4 可經 dynamin 依賴性內吞進入細胞。 在 LPS 刺激下,TLR4 先與 RFTN1 共定位於細胞膜,之後兩者一同移至胞內體;在胰臟癌細胞中,TLR4 則與 ZG16B/PAUF 共定位於細胞膜。
深綠色圓點:來源記載的蛋白質定位;數量不表示含量。
未繪示構造:Cell projection, ruffle。這些構造未在通用細胞圖中標點,仍保留來源定位名稱。
動物細胞結構示意;器官大小與數量不按比例。點選細胞構造可查看定位註解。
交互作用與訊號網絡
拖曳節點後放開可帶動位置變化;點選夥伴查看證據。位置與連線長度不代表結合強度,圖中未推定夥伴彼此之間的關係。
更多交互作用夥伴 · 已取得 13 個夥伴
- ADIPOR1Q96A54 · UniProt INTERACTION · 2 experiments
- LY96Q9Y6Y9 · UniProt INTERACTION · 7 experiments · 2 筆來源紀錄
- MBL2P11226 · UniProt INTERACTION · 2 experiments
- MYD88Q99836 · UniProt INTERACTION · 4 experiments
- NOX4Q9NPH5 · UniProt INTERACTION · 4 experiments
- SIGLEC5O15389 · UniProt INTERACTION · 2 experiments
- SIGLEC6O43699-3 · UniProt INTERACTION · 2 experiments
- SIGLEC9Q9Y336 · UniProt INTERACTION · 2 experiments
- TICAM2Q86XR7 · UniProt INTERACTION · 3 experiments
- TIRAPP58753 · UniProt INTERACTION · 6 experiments
- TLR6Q9Y2C9 · UniProt INTERACTION · 2 experiments
- TNCP24821 · UniProt INTERACTION · 4 experiments
- DERP2P49278 · UniProt INTERACTION · 3 experiments
TLR4 是含有 CD14 與 LY96 的 LPS 受體多蛋白複合體成員;結合細菌 LPS 後可形成同源二聚體,並透過細胞外區域與 LY96 互作。它也與 MYD88、TIRAP、TICAM1 等訊號接頭蛋白互作。受 CD36 刺激後,TLR4 可與 TLR6 形成異源二聚體;此複合體會內吞並引發發炎反應。另有多種互作可調節訊號:例如 MAP3K21、CD82 與 CD180 的互作抑制 TLR4 訊號,而 TREM1 的互作會增強其介導的發炎反應。感染時,TLR4 也會與 uropathogenic E. coli 蛋白 TcpC、Brucella melitensis 蛋白 TcpB 或 ebolavirus 蛋白 GP 互作;其中 TcpB 在體外可消除 TLR4 與 TIRAP 的互作。
疾病與遺傳關聯
Contextual Functional Evidence Matrix
矩陣以「功能主張」為列,以細胞情境、干預條件、量測結果與證據來源為欄,方便比較同一功能在不同條件下的支持情形。只有含情境與實驗資訊的紀錄會列入矩陣;一般功能註解另列於下方。
功能註解總覽 · 7 筆
| 功能面向 | 功能敘述 | 證據類型 | 可查核來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 功能 | TLR4 是跨膜模式辨識受體,可辨識病原體相關與損傷相關分子模式,經下游訊號引發先天免疫反應。它與 LY96 協同介導對細菌 LPS 的反應,也涉及由游離脂肪酸或 Ni(2+) 引起、且不依賴 LPS 的發炎反應。訊號可經 MYD88 路徑促進 NF-kappa-B 活化及細胞激素分泌,或在 CD14 介導內吞後透過 TICAM1-TBK1-IRF3 促進第一型干擾素。TLR4 亦參與發炎小體活化、特定配體引起的 TLR4:TLR6 發炎反應、巨噬細胞程序性壞死,以及 ZG16B/PAUF 促進胰臟癌細胞遷移的效應;程序性壞死相關敘述為相似性推論。 | 含實驗來源 | 證據與來源Transmembrane receptor that functions as a pattern recognition receptor recognizing pathogen- and damage-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs and DAMPs) to induce innate immune responses via downstream signaling pathways. At the plasma membrane, cooperates with LY96 to mediate the innate immune response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Also involved in LPS-independent inflammatory responses triggered by free fatty acids, such as palmitate, and Ni(2+). Mechanistically, acts via MYD88, TIRAP and TRAF6, leading to NF-kappa-B activation, cytokine secretion and the inflammatory response. Alternatively, CD14-mediated TLR4 internalization via endocytosis is associated with the initiation of a MYD88-independent signaling via the TICAM1-TBK1-IRF3 axis leading to type I interferon production. In addition to the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, initiates the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and formation of a positive feedback loop between autophagy and NF-kappa-B signaling cascade. In complex with TLR6, promotes inflammation in monocytes/macrophages by associating with TLR6 and the receptor CD86. Upon ligand binding, such as oxLDL or amyloid-beta 42, the TLR4:TLR6 complex is internalized and triggers inflammatory response, leading to NF-kappa-B-dependent production of CXCL1, CXCL2 and CCL9 cytokines, via MYD88 signaling pathway, and CCL5 cytokine, via TICAM1 signaling pathway. In myeloid dendritic cells, vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G but not LPS promotes the activation of IRF7, leading to type I IFN production in a CD14-dependent manner. Required for the migration-promoting effects of ZG16B/PAUF on pancreatic cancer cells. Acts as an activator of necroptosis, a programmed cell death process, in macrophages (By similarity). In response to LPS, recruits the adapter TRIF/TICAM1, which binds and activates RIPK3 kinase, leading to phosphorylation and activation of MLKL, triggering execution of programmed necrosis via disruption of the plasma membrane (By similarity). TLR4-mediated necroptosis is independent of TNF-mediated signaling (By similarity) PMID 10835634 ↗ · PMID 14517278 ↗ · PMID 15265881 ↗ · PMID 15809303 ↗ · PMID 15852007 ↗ · PMID 16622205 ↗ · PMID 17292937 ↗ · PMID 17478729 ↗ · PMID 17803912 ↗ · PMID 20037584 ↗ · PMID 20711192 ↗ · PMID 23880187 ↗ · PMID 27022195 ↗ · PMID 29038465 ↗ · PMID 36945827 ↗ · PMID 9237759 ↗ |
| 交互作用 | TLR4 是至少含 CD14、LY96 與 TLR4 的 LPS 受體複合體成員;細菌 LPS 結合會促使其同源二聚化,並可經細胞外區域與 LY96 互作。它也與多種訊號及調節蛋白互作,包括 MYD88、TIRAP、TICAM1、TREM1、CD82 與 CD180;部分互作可增強或抑制訊號。受 CD36 刺激後,TLR4 與 TLR6 形成異源二聚體,複合體內吞並引發發炎反應。來源亦描述 LPS 刺激時與 RFTN1、SCIMP 等互作,以及與 CEACAM1 相關的調節過程。 | 含實驗來源 | 證據與來源Belongs to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor, a multi-protein complex containing at least CD14, LY96 and TLR4. Binding to bacterial LPS leads to homodimerization. Interacts with LY96 via the extracellular domain. Interacts with MYD88. Interacts (via TIR domains) with TIRAP (By similarity). Interacts with TICAM2. Interacts with NOX4. Interacts with CNPY3 (By similarity). Interacts with HSP90B1. The interaction with both CNPY3 and HSP90B1 is required for proper folding in the endoplasmic reticulum. Interacts with MAP3K21; this interaction leads to negative regulation of TLR4 signaling. Interacts with CD36, following CD36 stimulation by oxLDL or amyloid-beta 42, and forms a heterodimer with TLR6. The trimeric complex is internalized and triggers inflammatory response. LYN kinase activity facilitates TLR4-TLR6 heterodimerization and signal initiation. Interacts with TICAM1 in response to LPS in a WDFY1-dependent manner. Interacts with WDFY1 in response to LPS (By similarity). Interacts with SMPDL3B (By similarity). Interacts with CEACAM1; upon lipopolysaccharide stimulation, forms a complex including TLR4 and the phosphorylated form of SYK and CEACAM1, which in turn, recruits PTPN6 that dephosphorylates SYK, reducing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lysosome disruption, which in turn, reduces the activity of the inflammasome (By similarity). Interacts with RFTN1; the interaction occurs in response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Interacts with SCIMP; the interaction occurs in response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation and is enhanced by phosphorylation of SCIMP by LYN (By similarity). This interaction facilitates the phosphorylation of TLR4 by LYN which elicits a selective cytokine response in macrophages (By similarity). Interacts with TRAF3IP3. Interacts with TREM1; this interaction enhances TLR4-mediated inflammatory response. Interacts with ZG16B/PAUF. Interacts with CD82; this interaction inhibits TLR4-mediated signaling pathway. Interacts with neutrophil recruitment protein from Aedes aegypti saliva; the interaction probably promotes activation of canonical NF-kappa-B signaling in skin-resident macrophages and subsequent expression of neutrophil chemoattractants. Interacts with CD180; this interaction inhibits TLR4-mediated signaling pathway upon ligand binding. Interacts (via TIR domain) with NOC4L; the interaction results in impaired TLR4 endocytosis and inhibition of the TICAM1/TRIF signaling pathway (By similarity) PMID 11274165 ↗ · PMID 14519765 ↗ · PMID 15356101 ↗ · PMID 15852007 ↗ · PMID 17098818 ↗ · PMID 17803912 ↗ · PMID 19252480 ↗ · PMID 20037584 ↗ · PMID 20865800 ↗ · PMID 21393102 ↗ · PMID 21602844 ↗ · PMID 25736436 ↗ · PMID 27022195 ↗ · PMID 30573680 ↗ · PMID 36232715 ↗ · PMID 36945827 ↗ · PMID 38378891 ↗ |
| 交互作用 | 在微生物感染情境下,TLR4 與 uropathogenic E. coli 的蛋白質 TcpC 互作。 | 含實驗來源 | 證據與來源(Microbial infection) In case of infection, interacts with uropathogenic E.coli protein TcpC PMID 23569230 ↗ |
| 交互作用 | 在微生物感染情境下,TLR4 與 Brucella melitensis 的蛋白質 TcpB 互作;體外觀察顯示 TcpB 可消除 TLR4 與 TIRAP 之間的互作。 | 含實驗來源 | 證據與來源(Microbial infection) In case of infection, interacts with B.melitensis protein TcpB; TcpB abolishes the TLR4-TIRAP interaction in vitro PMID 24265315 ↗ |
| 交互作用 | 在微生物感染情境下,TLR4 與 ebolavirus 蛋白質 GP 互作;此互作會促使促發炎細胞激素及細胞激素訊號抑制因子 1(SOCS1)生成。 | 含實驗來源 | 證據與來源(Microbial infection) Interacts with ebolavirus protein GP; this interaction leads to the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1/SOCS1 PMID 19846529 ↗ |
| 細胞定位 | TLR4 是單次穿膜的第一型膜蛋白,可位於細胞膜、早期胞內體及細胞突起皺褶區。與 CD36、TLR6 形成複合體後,會經 dynamin 依賴性內吞;LPS 刺激時,TLR4 與 RFTN1 先在細胞膜共定位,再一同移至胞內體。在胰臟癌細胞中,TLR4 與 ZG16B/PAUF 共定位於細胞膜。 | 含實驗來源 | 證據與來源Cell membrane / Single-pass type I membrane protein; Early endosome; Cell projection, ruffle; Upon complex formation with CD36 and TLR6, internalized through dynamin-dependent endocytosis. Colocalizes with RFTN1 at cell membrane and then together with RFTN1 moves to endosomes, upon lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Co-localizes with ZG16B/PAUF at the cell membrane of pancreatic cancer cells PMID 11274165 ↗ · PMID 17098818 ↗ · PMID 20037584 ↗ · PMID 21393102 ↗ · PMID 27022195 ↗ · PMID 36232715 ↗ · PMID 36945827 ↗ · PMID 38670073 ↗ · PMID 9237759 ↗ |
| 調控 | 在漿細胞樣樹突細胞中,LPS 與 TLR4 的調控相關。 | 含實驗來源 |
核酸與蛋白質序列
AGACGGTGATAGCGAGCCACGCATTCACAGGGCCACTGCT40GCTCACAGAAGCAGTGAGGATGATGCCAGGATGATGTCTG80CCTCGCGCCTGGCTGGGACTCTGATCCCAGCCATGGCCTT120CCTCTCCTGCGTGAGACCAGAAAGCTGGGAGCCCTGCGTG160GAGGTGGTTCCTAATATTACTTATCAATGCATGGAGCTGA200ATTTCTACAAAATCCCCGACAACCTCCCCTTCTCAACCAA240GAACCTGGACCTGAGCTTTAATCCCCTGAGGCATTTAGGC280AGCTATAGCTTCTTCAGTTTCCCAGAACTGCAGGTGCTGG320ATTTATCCAGGTGTGAAATCCAGACAATTGAAGATGGGGC360ATATCAGAGCCTAAGCCACCTCTCTACCTTAATATTGACA400GGAAACCCCATCCAGAGTTTAGCCCTGGGAGCCTTTTCTG440GACTATCAAGTTTACAGAAGCTGGTGGCTGTGGAGACAAA480TCTAGCATCTCTAGAGAACTTCCCCATTGGACATCTCAAA520ACTTTGAAAGAACTTAATGTGGCTCACAATCTTATCCAAT560CTTTCAAATTACCTGAGTATTTTTCTAATCTGACCAATCT600AGAGCACTTGGACCTTTCCAGCAACAAGATTCAAAGTATT640TATTGCACAGACTTGCGGGTTCTACATCAAATGCCCCTAC680TCAATCTCTCTTTAGACCTGTCCCTGAACCCTATGAACTT720TATCCAACCAGGTGCATTTAAAGAAATTAGGCTTCATAAG760CTGACTTTAAGAAATAATTTTGATAGTTTAAATGTAATGA800AAACTTGTATTCAAGGTCTGGCTGGTTTAGAAGTCCATCG840TTTGGTTCTGGGAGAATTTAGAAATGAAGGAAACTTGGAA880AAGTTTGACAAATCTGCTCTAGAGGGCCTGTGCAATTTGA920CCATTGAAGAATTCCGATTAGCATACTTAGACTACTACCT960cDNA 使用 DNA 字母 T;mRNA 模式改以 U 顯示。轉錄本保留已註解的非編碼區,未另外加入 poly(A) 尾;非編碼 RNA 的參考轉錄本也可能仍需後續加工。數字為所選序列的 1-based 位置。長序列以黃色捲軸瀏覽,可複製或下載完整轉錄本與蛋白質;基因組 DNA 隨捲動取得所需範圍。