Role of pyroptosis in inflammation and cancer

X Wei, F Xie, X Zhou, Y Wu, H Yan, T Liu… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death mediated by gasdermin and is a product of
continuous cell expansion until the cytomembrane ruptures, resulting in the release of …

Inflammation and atherosclerosis: signaling pathways and therapeutic intervention

P Kong, ZY Cui, XF Huang, DD Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory vascular disease driven by traditional and
nontraditional risk factors. Genome-wide association combined with clonal lineage tracing …

NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer and metabolic diseases

BR Sharma, TD Kanneganti - Nature immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multimeric cytosolic protein complex that assembles in
response to cellular perturbations. This assembly leads to the activation of caspase-1, which …

An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

S Paik, JK Kim, P Silwal, C Sasakawa… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is
a multiprotein complex involved in the release of mature interleukin-1β and triggering of …

A framework for understanding the functions of biomolecular condensates across scales

AS Lyon, WB Peeples, MK Rosen - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are found throughout eukaryotic cells, including in the nucleus, in
the cytoplasm and on membranes. They are also implicated in a wide range of cellular …

Inflammasome activation and regulation: toward a better understanding of complex mechanisms

D Zheng, T Liwinski, E Elinav - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are cytoplasmic multiprotein complexes comprising a sensor protein,
inflammatory caspases, and in some but not all cases an adapter protein connecting the two …

[PDF][PDF] G3BP1 is a tunable switch that triggers phase separation to assemble stress granules

P Yang, C Mathieu, RM Kolaitis, P Zhang, J Messing… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The mechanisms underlying ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granule assembly, including the basis
for establishing and maintaining RNP granules with distinct composition, are unknown. One …

Release mechanisms of major DAMPs

A Murao, M Aziz, H Wang, M Brenner, P Wang - Apoptosis, 2021 - Springer
Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are endogenous molecules which foment
inflammation and are associated with disorders in sepsis and cancer. Thus, therapeutically …

Caspases in cell death, inflammation, and pyroptosis

S Kesavardhana, RKS Malireddi… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Caspases are a family of conserved cysteine proteases that play key roles in programmed
cell death and inflammation. In multicellular organisms, caspases are activated via …

Programming inflammatory cell death for therapy

S Christgen, RE Tweedell, TD Kanneganti - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Programmed cell death (PCD) is an essential part of organismal development and plays
fundamental roles in host defense against pathogens and the maintenance of homeostasis …