Figure 3

TLR2 mediated signalling using HEK293T cells. HEK293T cells were transfected with pUNO-hTLR2 (Invivogen) alone (TLR2 (−)) or together with the reporter plasmid pNiFty2-SEAP (Invivogen). Cells were transiently transfected with the corresponding plasmids as described in Material & Methods. 24h after transfection, cells were incubated with Pam2CSK4 (50 ng/ml) and LTA (10 μg/ml) for 24 hours. After incubation, NF-κB-induced SEAP activity was assessed using pNPP (p-nitrophynyl phosphate) and measuring the OD at 405nm. Data represent mean values ± SD. ^*p-value < 0.05 compared to the negative control (TLR2(−)).