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Microbiology General 5407bacd

All of the following belong to the group of microbial sensors, EXCEPT:

A
TLRs
B
NOD-like receptors (NLRs)
C
MDA-5
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
When a pathogen enters the skin, it is confronted with macrophages and other phagocytic cells possessing "microbial sensors." There are three major groups of microbial sensors: (1) TLRs, (2) NOD-like receptors (NLRs), and (3) RIG-1 like helicases and MDA-5. Ref: Brooks G.F. (2013). Chapter 8. Immunology. In G.F. Brooks (Ed), Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 26e.

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