From: Signatures of positive selection in Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes in mammals
Gene | Position | Functional Information | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
TLR1 | 318 | Close to sites involved in heterodimerization TLR1-TLR2 (315 and 320) | [16] |
TLR2 | 302 | LRR10 - involved in ligand binding | Â |
TLR3 | 79 | LRR2 - dsRNA-TLR3 interaction site (LRR-NT to LRR3) | [22] |
 | 285 | Adjacent to site of SNP (N284I) that confers partial or total loss of function |  |
 | 295 | Adjacent to sites (294 and 296) involved in ligand binding |  |
 | 300 | In the region involved in ligand binding |  |
TLR4 | 301 | In the region involved in ligand binding | [23] |
 | 317 | In the region involved in ligand binding |  |
 | 363 | In the region involved in ligand binding |  |
 | 441 |  |  |
 | 459 | Irregular LRR insertion before LRR15 | [18] |
TLR8 | 472 | Â | Â |
 | 481 | Irregular LRR insertion before LRR15 - Alanine residue mutation could affect TLR8 activation. | |
 | 498 | LRR15 - involved in ligand binding | [18] |