Review Article

Interplay between Inflammation and Stemness in Cancer Cells: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling

Table 1

TLRs, their cellular location, ligand recognitions, and adaptor usage.

Type of TLR Cellular location Exogenous ligands (PAMP)Endogenous ligands (DAMP)Signal adaptor

TLR1 (in association with TLR2)Cell surfaceBacteria: triacyl lipopeptidesUnknownMyD88
TLR2 (in association with TLR1 or TLR6)Cell surfaceBacteria: peptidoglycan, lipoproteins, lipoteichoic acid, lipoarabinomannan, glycophosphatidylinositol anchors, porin; fungi: zymosanHSP60, HSP70, Gp96
biglycan, hyaluronic acid, hyaluronan, HMGB1, versican, monosodium urate crystal
MyD88/TIRAP
TLR6 (in association with TLR2)Cell surfaceMycoplasma: macrophage-activating lipopeptide 2VersicanMyD88
TLR3Endosomal
compartment
Viruses: dsRNAmRNATRIF
TLR4Cell surfaceBacteria: LPS
Viruses: RSV fusion protein
Fungi: mannan
Protozoa: glycoinositolphospholipids
HSP22, HSP 60, HSP70, HSP72, Gp96, HMGB1, S100, oxidized phospholipids, heparin sulfate, fibrinogen, fibronectin, tenascin-C, b-defensin 2, versican, hyaluronic acid, hyaluronanMyD88/TIRAP/
TRAM/TRIF
TLR5Cell surfaceBacteria: flagellinUnknownMyD88
TLR7Endosomal
compartment
Viruses: ssRNAssRNA (immune complex)MyD88
TLR8Endosomal
compartment
Viruses: ssRNAssRNA (immune complex)MyD88
TLR9Endosomal
compartment
Bacteria: CpG DNA
Viruses: CpG DNA
Protozoa: CpG DNA,
haemozoin
Chromatin IgG complex, HMGBMyD88