NLRP6 Inflammasome Orchestrates the Colonic Host-Microbial Interface by Regulating Goblet Cell Mucus Secretion
Wlodarska M, Thaiss CA, Nowarski R, Henao-Mejia J, Zhang JP, Brown EM, Frankel G, Levy M, Katz MN, Philbrick WM, Elinav E, Finlay BB, Flavell RA. NLRP6 Inflammasome Orchestrates the Colonic Host-Microbial Interface by Regulating Goblet Cell Mucus Secretion. Cell 2014, 156: 1045-1059. PMID: 24581500, PMCID: PMC4017640, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory pathwaysGoblet cell mucus secretionHost-microbial mutualismHost-microbial interfaceNLRP6 inflammasomeMucus secretionGoblet cellsBiogeographical distributionProkaryotic cellsInnate immune playersNLRP6 deficiencyGranule exocytosisImmune regulatory pathwaysInflammasome-deficient miceColonic microbiota compositionLarge intestinal lumenCritical orchestratorsImmune playersPersistent infectionMucus productionCellsIntestinal lumenPathwayMucosal surfacesMicrobiota composition