Inflammasome complexes: emerging mechanisms and effector functions

VAK Rathinam, KA Fitzgerald - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Canonical activation of the inflammasome is critical to promote caspase-1-dependent
maturation of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18, as well as to induce pyroptotic …

The cell biology of inflammasomes: Mechanisms of inflammasome activation and regulation

D Sharma, TD Kanneganti - Journal of Cell Biology, 2016 - rupress.org
Over the past decade, numerous advances have been made in the role and regulation of
inflammasomes during pathogenic and sterile insults. An inflammasome complex comprises …

NLRP12-PANoptosome activates PANoptosis and pathology in response to heme and PAMPs

B Sundaram, N Pandian, R Mall, Y Wang, R Sarkar… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cytosolic innate immune sensors are critical for host defense and form complexes, such as
inflammasomes and PANoptosomes, that induce inflammatory cell death. The sensor …

Ubiquitin signaling in immune responses

H Hu, SC Sun - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
Ubiquitination has emerged as a crucial mechanism that regulates signal transduction in
diverse biological processes, including different aspects of immune functions. Ubiquitination …

Soluble uric acid activates the NLRP3 inflammasome

TT Braga, MF Forni, M Correa-Costa, RN Ramos… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Uric acid is a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP), released from ischemic tissues
and dying cells which, when crystalized, is able to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome …

NLRP12 downregulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway via interaction with STK38 to suppress colorectal cancer

S Khan, YT Kwak, L Peng, S Hu… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Colorectal cancer (CRC) at advanced stages is rarely curable, underscoring the importance
of exploring the mechanism of CRC progression and invasion. NOD-like receptor family …

Inflammasomes: mechanisms of action and involvement in human diseases

D Bulté, C Rigamonti, A Romano, A Mortellaro - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammasome complexes and their integral receptor proteins have essential roles in
regulating the innate immune response and inflammation at the post-translational level. Yet …

The inhibitory innate immune sensor NLRP12 maintains a threshold against obesity by regulating gut microbiota homeostasis

AD Truax, L Chen, JW Tam, N Cheng, H Guo… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
In addition to high-fat diet (HFD) and inactivity, inflammation and microbiota composition
contribute to obesity. Inhibitory immune receptors, such as NLRP12, dampen inflammation …

The NLRP3 and pyrin inflammasomes: implications in the pathophysiology of autoinflammatory diseases

C de Torre-Minguela, P Mesa del Castillo… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that critically control different aspects of innate
and adaptive immunity. Among them we could highlight the release of pro-inflammatory …

NLRP12 in innate immunity and inflammation

S Tuladhar, TD Kanneganti - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat-containing proteins, or NOD-like receptors (NLRs),
are intracellular innate immune sensors that can regulate several signaling pathways …