The immunomodulatory character of bacterial CpG DNA is well known. A report in a recent issue of Nature pinpoints a Toll-like receptor as the cellular accomplice in this innate immune reaction.
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Medzhitov, R. CpG DNA: security code for host defense. Nat Immunol 2, 15–16 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/83121
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