Guanylate-binding proteins convert cytosolic bacteria into caspase-4 signaling platforms
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Shenoy AR, Wellington DA, Kumar P, Kassa H, Booth CJ, Cresswell P, MacMicking JD. GBP5 Promotes NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly and Immunity in Mammals. Science 2012, 336: 481-485. PMID: 22461501, DOI: 10.1126/science.1217141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlum CompoundsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansInflammasomesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMacrophagesMiceNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinProtein MultimerizationRNA InterferenceSalmonella typhimuriumUric AcidConceptsGuanylate binding protein 5IL-1β/ILImpaired host defensePresence of infectionNLRP3 inflammasome activationCaspase-1 cleavageNLRP3 inflammasome responseNLRP3 inflammasome assemblyInflammasome assemblyBinding protein 5Inflammatory responseInflammasome activationImmune systemTissue damageInflammasome responseHost defenseInflammasome complexCaspase-1Sensory complexProtein 5InflammasomePathogenic bacteriaILInterleukinNLR