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Adjuvants and their signaling pathways: beyond TLRs

TLR ligands mediate adjuvant effects. Unlike lipopolysaccharide, poly(I:C) is capable of using a TLR-Trif–independent pathway to induce costimulatory molecule upregulation on antigen-presenting cells.

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Figure 1: Innate immune signaling pathways that enhance antigen presentation.

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Lien, E., Golenbock, D. Adjuvants and their signaling pathways: beyond TLRs. Nat Immunol 4, 1162–1164 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1203-1162

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