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16. TLR3 IL-12p35 IL-27p28 IL-12/23p40 IL-23p19 Adapted from PKC  Figure 16. Schematic of PKC  activity in TLR3 and TLR4 signaling pathways. Adapted from Akira, S. and Takeda, K. Nature Reviews Immunology 2004