Figure 8
A predicted model of TLR2TIR-induced MyD88TIR unidirectional assembly formation. (a) Initially, a TLR2TIR homodimer (blue) recruits a single MyD88TIR molecule (magenta). (b) This stepwise assembly involves the addition of successive MyD88TIR units (2, 3, 4). The subsequent assembly of MyD88TIR is facilitated by interaction between the EE surface of the incoming monomeric MyD88TIR and the BB surface of the oligomerized MyD88TIR subunit, a process that is vital to both the nucleation and elongation stages. |