| abstract |
A novel, soluble protein similar to the known Toll-like receptor (TLR) family isndisclosed. The present invention relates to these new soluble polypeptides, tonnucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide, to antibodies selectively bindingnto the polypeptide and to expression systems suitable for producing thenpolypeptide. The polypeptide is useful for modulating inflammatory reactions innmammals that include the actions of TLR. |