Abstract
How the danger sensor NLRP3 is activated is intensively debated. Using cryo-electron microscopy (EM) approaches, Andreeva and colleagues made the remarkable discovery that inactive NLRP3 forms a double ring of 12-16 monomers that shield its pyrin domains from the cytosol. We discuss this surprising new mechanism of inflammasome regulation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6224-6226 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cell |
Volume | 184 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Dec 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Keywords
- Cryoelectron Microscopy
- Cytosol
- Inflammasomes
- NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein