Caspase‐3: structure, function, and biotechnological aspects

M Asadi, S Taghizadeh, E Kaviani… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Caspase‐3, a cysteine‐aspartic acid protease, has recently attracted much
attention because of its incredible roles in tissue differentiation, regeneration, and neural …

Apaf-1: Regulation and function in cell death

R Shakeri, A Kheirollahi, J Davoodi - Biochimie, 2017 - Elsevier
Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is responsible for eliminating damaged or
unnecessary cells in multicellular organisms. Various types of intracellular stress trigger …

The role of NOD-like receptors in innate immunity

CLC Almeida-da-Silva, LEB Savio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The innate immune system in vertebrates and invertebrates relies on conserved receptors
and ligands, and pathways that can rapidly initiate the host response against microbial …

A review of the current impact of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins and their repression in cancer

P Cetraro, J Plaza-Diaz, A MacKenzie… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Inhibitor of Apoptosis (IAP) family of proteins has emerged as a
potential pharmacological target in cancer. Abnormal expression of IAPs can lead to …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs), NOD-like receptors (NLRs), and RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) in innate immunity. TLRs, NLRs, and RLRs ligands as immunotherapeutic …

K Wicherska-Pawłowska, T Wróbel… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The innate immune system plays a pivotal role in the first line of host defense against
infections and is equipped with patterns recognition receptors (PRRs) that recognize …

Inhibitors of apoptosis: clinical implications in cancer

MS Mohamed, MK Bishr, FM Almutairi, AG Ali - Apoptosis, 2017 - Springer
Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) family comprises a group of endogenous proteins that function as
main regulators of caspase activity and cell death. They are considered the main culprits in …

NOD-like receptors in autoimmune diseases

L Chen, S Cao, Z Lin, S He, J Zuo - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2021 - nature.com
Autoimmune diseases are chronic immune diseases characterized by dysregulation of
immune system, which ultimately results in a disruption in self-antigen tolerance. Cumulative …

NOD-like receptors: major players (and targets) in the interface between innate immunity and cancer

FJ Velloso, M Trombetta-Lima, V Anschau… - Bioscience …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Innate immunity comprises several inflammation-related modulatory pathways which receive
signals from an array of membrane-bound and cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptors …

Regulation of apoptosis by inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs)

J Berthelet, L Dubrez - Cells, 2013 - mdpi.com
Abstract Inhibitors of Apoptosis (IAPs) are a family of proteins with various biological
functions including regulation of innate immunity and inflammation, cell proliferation, cell …

The emerging roles of NOD-like receptors in antiviral innate immune signaling pathways

C Zheng - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
Viral infection triggers host pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to recognize pathogen-
associated molecular patterns or danger-associated molecular patterns to initiate antiviral …