The present invention is to provide a non-human animal model
non-responsive especially to endotoxin being a Gram-negative bacteria
cell wall fraction, which is useful to elucidate the function of TIR
domain-containing TRIF-related adaptor molecule (TRAM); and a method for
screening substances promoting or suppressing responses to ligands
recognized by TLR4 with the use of the non-human animal model
non-responsive to endotoxin; and the like. Mice non-responsive to the
endotoxin wherein a part or a whole of Tram genes on their chromosome are
deleted, the function to express TRAM which is expressed in wild-types is
lacked, and the responsiveness to ligands recognized by TLR4 is
specifically impaired; is used for screening substances promoting or
suppressing responses to ligands recognized by TLR4.