“…The expression plasmids TLR2 dominant negative (DN), TLR4 DN, MyD88 DN, IRAK1 DN, TRAF6 DN, I B␣ DN, ERK2 DN, IKK␣ DN, WT IKK␣, IKK DN, and WT IKK have been previously described (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37). The expression plasmid ERK1 DN was provided by Dr. Cobb (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX).…”