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Tlr4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tlr4
  • Name
    toll-like receptor 4
  • Synonyms
    lipopolysaccharide response, Lps, Rasl2-8
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96824
    NCBI Gene: 21898
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    12 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:66745788-66765338 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 34.66 cM
  • Mapping Data
    32 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    703 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96824
 protein coding gene Chr4:66745788-66848521 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200000359
 protein coding gene Chr4:61733328-61836022 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195000835
 protein coding gene Chr4:62297029-62394730 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220018581
 protein coding gene Chr4:61991379-62094098 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180000798
 protein coding gene Chr4:61274914-61372619 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175006536
 protein coding gene Chr4:62095000-62197703 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215000756
 protein coding gene Chr4:62159467-62262179 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026103
 protein coding gene Chr4:60672374-60766344 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005014315
 protein coding gene Chr4:61866822-61963497 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210000437
 protein coding gene Chr4:61805720-61908425 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185015343
 protein coding gene Chr4:62234566-62337263 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017983
 protein coding gene Chr4:60487829-60590536 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000000537
 protein coding gene Chr4:62880667-62990800 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230009469
 protein coding gene Chr4:65736667-65839353 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190009088
 protein coding gene Chr4:61198895-61301594 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225012889
 protein coding gene Chr4:70770466-70873157 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010009512
 protein coding gene Chr4:60642046-60745148 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010004984
 protein coding gene Chr4:61848949-61953163 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005000331
 protein coding gene Chr4:61573389-61675655 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TLR4, toll like receptor 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TLR4, toll like receptor 4
  • Synonyms
    ARMD10, CD284, TLR-4, TOLL
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7099
    UniProt: O00206

  • Chr Location
    9q33.1; chr9:117704175-117724735 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Tlr4 mouse models; 36 with human TLR4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    136 phenotypes from 18 alleles in 29 genetic backgrounds
    33 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1793 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for spontaneous or targeted mutations are hyporesponsive to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and more susceptible to infection by gram negative bacteria.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    256
  • GO References
    60
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    691
  • Tissues
    53
  • cDNA Data
    27
  • Literature Summary
    31
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 21898 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 19551 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_021297 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 7891 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9QUK6 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 835 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 41
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 28
      Primer pair 9
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 7
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11879, MGD-MRK-26042
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 3027
      Developmental Gene Expression 31
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 60
      Phenotypes 1793
    • Earliest
      J:5087 Sultzer BM, Genetic control of leucocyte responses to endotoxin. Nature. 1968 Sep 21;219(160):1253-4
    • Latest
      J:391828 De Stefano MA, et al., Type 2 deiodinase-dependent surge in thyroid hormone controls muscle stem cell quiescence and self-renewal. J Clin Invest. 2026 May 1;136(9)
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    09/01/2026
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