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Inflammasome-mediated autoinflammatory disorders.
Postgraduate medicine - 1 Sept 2010
Wilson Shruti P, Cassel Suzanne L
Abstract excerpt
The nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat containing (NLR) family of receptors are members of the innate immune system, and have a critical role in host defense. These molecules are key to driving inflammatory responses to abnormal cellular conditions. Many NLRs serve this role on activation by forming a multiprotein complex called an inflammasome. The inflammasome drives the processing and release of...
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