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. 2007 Apr;9(5):664-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.01.017. Epub 2007 Jan 27.

ASC, Ipaf and Cryopyrin/Nalp3: bona fide intracellular adapters of the caspase-1 inflammasome

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ASC, Ipaf and Cryopyrin/Nalp3: bona fide intracellular adapters of the caspase-1 inflammasome

Sanjeev Mariathasan. Microbes Infect. 2007 Apr.
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Abstract

The adapter molecules ASC, Ipaf and Cryopyrin/Nalp3 have each been proposed to regulate caspase-1 within a multi-protein complex called the "inflammasome". Activation of caspase-1 leads to the cleavage and activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-18. The analysis of mice deficient in ASC, Ipaf and Cryopyrin/Nalp3 has revealed that the inflammasome is a dynamic entity that is assembled from different adapters in a stimulus-dependent manner.

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