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Unraveling the NALP-3/IL-1beta inflammasome: a big lesson from a small mutation.
Immunity - 1 Mar 2004
Dinarello Charles A
Abstract excerpt
Cytokine-mediated inflammation is a target for novel therapies as well as for fundamental research. A single amino acid mutation in the NALP-3 gene controlling the activation of caspase-1 results in increased processing of the inactive IL-1beta precursor and release of the active cytokine. Blocki...
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