In a recent Perspective in Nature Immunology 1, Blander and Medzhitov explored the function of Toll-like receptor (TLR ... on the idea that some phagocytic receptors are 'more equal than others'.

Toll-like receptor. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are one of the largest and best-studied families of pattern-recognition receptors of the innate immune system. TLRs recognize pathogen- and danger ...