What did Bruce Beutler uniquely identify via spontaneous mutations?
The Tlr4 gene in mice
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Answer
Bruce Beutler is a Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, awarded for his work in discovering the Toll-like receptors. Toll-like receptors are proteins that are activated by microbes, and play an important role in the immune system. Beutler discovered the Tlr4 gene in mice, which is a Toll-like receptor that recognizes the bacterial cell wall component lipopolysaccharide.
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