The immunopotentiating activity of neisserial porins, the major outer membrane protein of the pathogenic Neisseria, is mediated by its ability to stimulate B cells and up-regulate the surface expression of B7-2. This ability is dependent on MyD88 and Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 expression, as demonstrated by a lack of a response by B cells from MyD88 or TLR2 knockout mice to the porins. Using previously described TLR2-dependent reporter constructs, these results were confirmed and were shown to be due to induction of NF-κB nuclear translocation. This is the first demonstration of known vaccine adjuvant to stimulate immune cells via TLR2.
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Massari, P., Henneke, P., Ho, Y., Latz, E., Golenbock, D. T., & Wetzler, L. M. (2002). Cutting Edge: Immune Stimulation by Neisserial Porins Is Toll-Like Receptor 2 and MyD88 Dependent. The Journal of Immunology, 168(4), 1533–1537. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.168.4.1533
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