Microbial Sensing by Toll-Like Receptors and Intracellular Nucleic Acid Sensors

Surya Pandey1,2,3, Taro Kawai1,2 and Shizuo Akira2,3 1Laboratory of Molecular Immunobiology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Nara 630-0192, Japan 2Laboratory of Host Defense, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan 3Department of Host Defense, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan Correspondence: tarokawai{at}bs.naist.jp; sakira{at}biken.osaka-u.ac.jp