This gene codes for a receptor - nicknamed a Toll-like receptor - that binds to a bacterial product involved in septic shock.
这个基因编码一个受体，称为Toll样受体，这种受体可以结合到参与感染性休克的细菌产物上。
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He discovered that the activation of a gene called Toll is crucial for switching on the initial immune response that allowed his flies to fight off infection.