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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/target/tlr7-425eff2f-0af1-599e-ad6a-8d06f0318c8f > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # TLR7 ENSG00000196664 Target class Membrane receptor Chromosome X Approved drugs 2 Clinical candidates (approved and in development) 11 ## Clinical evidence **Approved drugs** 2 **ClinGen gene-disease validity** Moderate **Clinical candidates (approved and in development)** 11 ## Druggability **Chemical probe available** Yes ## Names **Target name** TLR7 **Gene name** Toll like receptor 7 **Gene symbol** TLR7 **Protein name** Toll-like receptor 7 ## Classification **Gene biotype** Protein coding **Gene family** Toll like receptors **Target class** Membrane receptor **Target type** Human gene ## Expression and localisation **Tissues expressed in** 5 **Highest tissue expression** 40.52 **Tissue specificity (Gini)** 0.794 **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.99 ## Pathways and interactions **KEGG gene identifiers** - hsa:51284 **Protein interaction confidence** 0.817355 **Protein interaction partners** 62 ### Reactome pathways (11) - R-HSA-1679131 - R-HSA-168181 - R-HSA-5686938 - R-HSA-9679191 - R-HSA-9692916 - R-HSA-9705671 - R-HSA-975110 - R-HSA-975138 - R-HSA-975155 - R-HSA-9824856 - R-HSA-9833110 ## Genomic location **End position** 12890361 **Start position** 12867072 **Chromosome** X **Strand** Forward ## Identifiers **Ensembl gene ID** ENSG00000196664 **HGNC ID** HGNC:15631 Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:15631) **NCBI Gene ID** 51284 **UniProt ID** Q9NYK1 ## Cellular location - Endoplasmic reticulum membrane - Single-pass type I membrane protein . Endosome . Lysosome . Cytoplasmic vesicle, phagosome . Note=Relocalizes from endoplasmic reticulum to endosome and lysosome upon stimulation with agonist. . ## Tissue expression **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.989565 **Expression inequality (Gini)** 0.794372 ### Highest expression Expression in transcripts per million **Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes** 40.52 **Spleen** 2.28 **Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)** 2.13 **Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum** 1.25 **Brain - Substantia nigra** 1.21 ### All tissues (54) Expression in transcripts per million - Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes40.52 - Spleen2.28 - Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)2.13 - Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum1.25 - Brain - Substantia nigra1.21 - Whole Blood0.92 - Lung0.85 - Nerve - Tibial0.71 - Brain - Hypothalamus0.66 - Adipose - Subcutaneous0.62 - Artery - Aorta0.6 - Artery - Coronary0.57 - Minor Salivary Gland0.55 - Adrenal Gland0.51 - Brain - Amygdala0.51 - Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)0.51 - Brain - Hippocampus0.49 - Prostate0.47 - Kidney - Medulla0.47 - Colon - Transverse0.45 - Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)0.44 - Artery - Tibial0.41 - Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)0.41 - Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)0.35 - Cervix - Endocervix0.33 And 29 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Biological functions ### Biological processes (13) - GO:0007249 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007249) - GO:0032722 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032722) - GO:0032727 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032727) - GO:0032728 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032728) - GO:0032729 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032729) - GO:0032757 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032757) - GO:0034154 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0034154) - GO:0043123 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043123) - GO:0045087 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045087) - GO:0050729 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0050729) - GO:0051607 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051607) - GO:0070305 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070305) - GO:0071260 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0071260) ### Cellular components (8) - GO:0000139 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0000139) - GO:0005737 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005737) - GO:0005765 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005765) - GO:0005789 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005789) - GO:0005886 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886) - GO:0010008 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0010008) - GO:0036020 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0036020) - GO:0043235 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043235) ### Molecular functions (4) - GO:0003725 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0003725) - GO:0003727 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0003727) - GO:0005515 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515) - GO:0038187 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0038187) ## Related records ### Trials (687) - #StayHome: Early Hydroxychloroquine to Reduce Secondary Hospitalisation and Household Transmission in COVID-19 - 1-Year Follow up to the 1473-IMIQ Study - A Bioequivalence Study of Two Different Formulations of Olmesartan Medoxomil/ Hydrochlorothiazide After a Single Oral Dose Administration Under Fasting Conditions - A Bioequivalence Study With Clinical Endpoints Comparing Generic Imiquimod Cream, 3.75% and Zyclara™ (Imiquimod) Cream, 3.75% in Subjects With Actinic Keratoses - A Clinical Trial in Adult Participants Without HIV and in Overall Good Health to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of CD4BS CH505M5 Pr-NP1 Followed by CH505 TF chTrimer Boost Both Adjuvanted With Either Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) or 3M-052-AF + Alum - A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Prophylactic HIV Vaccine Candidate - A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Glycan-trimmed HIV-1 Nanoparticle Vaccine (UVAX-1107), Followed by Homologous or Wild-type HIV-1 Nanoparticle Vaccine (UVAX-1197) Boost, Each Adjuvanted With 3M-052-AF + Alum in Adult Participants Without HIV - A Cohort Study of Hyperthermia and Imiquimod for the Treatment of Flat Warts - A Comparative Study on Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine on the COVID19 Patients in Bangladesh - A Double-blind, Randomized, Single Centre, Vehicle-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of a New Topical Formulation Containing 0,09% Imiquimod (Limtop) in Healthy Subjects - A First-in-human Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of LFX453 - A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Positive-control Clinical Trial Evaluating Dihydroartemisinin Tablets for the Treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus - A Personalized NeoAntigen Cancer Vaccine Combined With Anti-PD-1 in Melanoma - A Phase I Trial of Vemurafenib and Hydroxychloroquine in Patients With Advanced BRAF Mutant Melanoma - A Phase II Study of Imiquimod 5 % Cream for the Treatment of Hemangioma in Infancy - A Phase II Trial of Combined Hydroxychloroquine and Sirolimus in Soft Tissue Sarcoma - A Pilot Study of the Treatment of Facial Nodular and Nodulocystic Basal Cell Carcinoma With Double Curettage and Cautery Followed by Application of Imiquimod to the Base - A Preventive Treatment for Migrant Workers at High-risk of COVID-19 - A Randomised Trial Investigating the Additional Benefit of Hydroxychloroquine(HCQ)to Short Course Radiotherapy (SCRT) in Patients Aged 70 Years and Older With High Grade Gliomas (HGG) - A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial: Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients ### Drugs (12) - Afimetoran Toll-like receptor 7 inhibitor - AZD-8848 Toll-like receptor 7 agonist - Bazlitoran Toll-like receptor 7 antagonist - CPG-52852 Toll-like receptor 7 agonist - [Enpatoran](https://trialight.com/data/asset/enpatoran-12830e1c-1937-4b9f-9c45-ad797cabddac.md) Toll-like receptor 7 antagonist - GSK-2245035 Toll-like receptor 7 agonist - Hydroxychloroquine Toll-like receptor 7 antagonist - Hydroxychloroquine sulfate Toll-like receptor 7 antagonist - Imiquimod Toll-like receptor 7 agonist - Resiquimod Toll-like receptor 7 agonist - [Telratolimod](https://trialight.com/data/asset/telratolimod-aad7c32e-d673-4ec9-9ee2-9e2602918ebb.md) Toll-like receptor 7 agonist - Vesatolimod Toll-like receptor 7 activator --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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