Journal
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 130, Issue 23, Pages 3955-3963Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.207365
Keywords
Inflammasome; Pyroptosis; Cell death; IL-1 cytokines
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- National Institutes of Health [AI101935, AI124346, AR056296, CA163507]
- ALSAC
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Inflammasomes are multimeric protein complexes that typically comprise a sensor, an adaptor and the zymogen procaspase-1. An inflammasome assembles in response to a diverse range of pathogen-associated or danger-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs or DAMPs). The inflammasome platform leads to activation of caspase-1 through proximity-induced self-cleavage, which further inducesmaturation of interleukins 1 beta and 18 (IL-1 beta and IL-18) through proteolytic cleavage of pro-IL-1 beta and pro-IL-18. Activated caspase-1 also cleaves gasdermin D, which leads to a particular form of cell death called pyroptosis. Mutations in genes that encode inflammasome components are associated with many inflammatory disorders, and studies in the past decade have highlighted the importance of appropriate activation of the inflammasome in homeostasis and disease pathogenesis. Therefore, much attention is being paid to uncover the modulators and regulators of inflammasome assembly and pyroptosis. This Cell Science at a Glance article and accompanying poster outlines the concepts in the activation of inflammasome sensors and assembly of the inflammasome platform. We also discuss recent insights into the mechanisms of regulation of inflammasome activity and the induction of cell death by pyroptosis.
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