Innate Immunity Throwback

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Title

Recognition of Double-Stranded RNA and Activation of NF-κB by Toll-like Receptor 3

First Author

Kaoru Alex Akira

Year

2001

Field

Immunology

Key Idea

Links Toll-like receptor 3 to recognition of viral RNA and activation of key immune signalling pathways.

My take

Every time I moan about memorising TLRs, I remember people had to actually discover this stuff. Respect, begrudgingly.