This gene encodes a cytosolic adapter protein that plays a central role in the innate and adaptive immune response. This protein functions as an essential signal transducer in the interleukin-1 and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways. These pathways regulate that activation of numerous proinflammatory genes. The encoded protein consists of an N-terminal death domain and a C-terminal Toll-interleukin1 receptor domain. Patients with defects in this gene have an increased susceptibility to pyogenic bacterial infections. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2010]
Molecular Weight(MW)
33 kDa
Function
Myeloid differentiation Marker 88 (MyD88) is an adaptor molecule for the Toll/IL-1R and is involved in the inflammatory response induced by IL-1, IL-18 and LPS. MyD88 recruits IRAK to IL-1 receptor complex in response to IL-1. This pathway further leads to activation of NF-kB. MyD88 has a wide tissue distribution.
Cellular Localization
Cytoplasm,Nucleus
Application
WB
Western blot analysis of Mouse brain and Rat brain lysates using myd88 Goat pAb
IF
Immunofluorescence analysis of Mouse brain tissue using myd88 Goat pAb