TLR4

toll like receptor 4

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family which plays a fundamental role in pathogen recognition and activation of innate immunity. TLRs are highly conserved from Drosophila to humans and share structural and functional similarities. They recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns that are expressed on infectious agents, and mediate the production of cytokines necessary for the development of effective immunity. The various TLRs exhibit different patterns of expression. In silico studies have found a particularly strong binding of surface TLR4 with the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This receptor has also been implicated in signal transduction events induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) found in most gram-negative bacteria. Mutations in this gene have been associated with differences in LPS responsiveness, and with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

Known Variants91 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs19279149:120,464,725G/Aupstream gene variant—
rs107599329:120,465,144T/G——
rs10054842069:120,466,756G/T—uncertain significance
rs2008298649:120,466,772G/T—uncertain significance
rs1128403239:120,466,811G/A—uncertain significance
rs1416761219:120,466,814A/G—uncertain significance
rs108180739:120,467,576C/Tregulatory region variant—
rs123443539:120,468,649T/Cdownstream gene variant—
rs115368699:120,469,832A/Gdownstream gene variant—
rs19279119:120,470,054A/C——
rs788483999:120,470,884A/G—likely benign
rs8923624649:120,470,922C/G—uncertain significance
rs24906870629:120,470,929T/G—uncertain significance
rs1474531319:120,470,966C/G—benign
rs115368789:120,471,553C/Aupstream gene variant—
rs115368799:120,472,211A/T——
rs123776329:120,472,730T/A——
rs19279079:120,472,764C/Tupstream gene variant—
rs27701469:120,473,338T/Cupstream gene variant—
rs1173435029:120,473,466G/Aupstream gene variant—
rs50307179:120,473,834A/Gupstream gene variant—
rs21493569:120,474,199T/Gupstream gene variant—
rs50307289:120,474,282G/T——
rs50307299:120,474,339A/Gupstream gene variant—
rs563024449:120,474,683A/G—likely benign
rs1389245269:120,474,745C/T—likely benign
rs18292488519:120,474,752A/G—uncertain significance
rs50307119:120,474,841C/A—likely benign
rs14723914479:120,474,842A/G—uncertain significance
rs50307129:120,474,895A/G—benign
rs169060799:120,474,929A/G—likely benign
rs24906960889:120,474,963A/G—uncertain significance
rs7703348209:120,475,013C/G—uncertain significance
rs2001959029:120,475,020A/T—uncertain significance
rs1998855349:120,475,232G/T—uncertain significance
rs1378539209:120,475,248G/A—likely benign
rs49867909:120,475,302A/Gmissense variantuncertain significance
rs1415340859:120,475,307A/G—uncertain significance
rs7662437769:120,475,331A/T—uncertain significance
rs12970313659:120,475,421A/G—uncertain significance
rs5599497559:120,475,423C/A—uncertain significance
rs2007139949:120,475,434G/T—uncertain significance
rs560700489:120,475,468A/G—likely benign
rs24906986919:120,475,499A/G—uncertain significance
rs7761844479:120,475,534G/T—uncertain significance
rs2011147389:120,475,547A/G—uncertain significance
rs49867919:120,475,602C/Tmissense variantuncertain significance
rs50307169:120,475,735C/T—likely benign
rs7539551959:120,475,772C/T—uncertain significance
rs14524427669:120,475,797A/T—uncertain significance
rs24906998689:120,475,837A/T—uncertain significance
rs12532633719:120,475,851C/T—uncertain significance
rs1396491489:120,475,927A/G—likely benign
rs50307199:120,475,936G/Tmissense variantbenign
rs1409762979:120,476,041C/T—likely benign
rs24907007659:120,476,082C/T—uncertain significance
rs3730034299:120,476,094A/G—uncertain significance
rs50307209:120,476,185G/A—uncertain significance
rs15642665909:120,476,228G/A—uncertain significance
rs11795024779:120,476,261C/T—uncertain significance
rs1468591629:120,476,271G/A—uncertain significance
rs1406619169:120,476,305C/A—likely benign
rs2017928139:120,476,361A/G—uncertain significance
rs50307219:120,476,365A/G—benign
rs7565998609:120,476,452C/A—uncertain significance
rs50307239:120,476,694G/A—likely benign
rs21311734249:120,476,714G/A—uncertain significance
rs18293052579:120,476,726G/C—likely benign
rs7750512069:120,476,754T/C—uncertain significance
rs24907034069:120,476,756G/C—uncertain significance
rs18293100099:120,476,878A/C—uncertain significance
rs15880957799:120,476,880G/A—not provided
rs24907038939:120,476,889G/A—likely benign
rs2006754009:120,477,381G/A—likely benign
rs414263449:120,477,933G/C3 prime UTR variant—
rs78694029:120,478,032C/T3 prime UTR variant—
rs10573179:120,478,042C/A——
rs115368899:120,478,131G/A——
rs78737849:120,478,936G/C3 prime UTR variantbenign
rs115368919:120,479,337T/Cdownstream gene variant—
rs115368979:120,480,010G/Adownstream gene variant—
rs19279069:120,480,115T/Cdownstream gene variant—
rs115368989:120,480,210C/Adownstream gene variant—
rs15549739:120,480,812T/Cdownstream gene variant—
rs24907128629:120,481,018C/T—uncertain significance
rs78608969:120,483,103A/Gregulatory region variant—
rs24907155319:120,483,216C/A—likely benign
rs70371179:120,483,663A/Gdownstream gene variant—
rs9139309:120,484,009G/Adownstream gene variant—
rs19279059:120,485,308T/Cintergenic variant—
rs70459539:120,485,795A/Gintergenic variant—

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

TLR4 — toll like receptor 4