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Inflammasome-activated caspase 7 cleaves PARP1 to enhance the expression of a subset of NF-κB target genes.
Molecular cell - 27 Apr 2012
Erener Süheda, Pétrilli Virginie, Kassner Ingrid, Minotti Roberta, Castillo Rosa, Santoro Raffaella, Hassa Paul O, Tschopp Jürg, Hottiger Michael O
Abstract excerpt
Caspase 1 is part of the inflammasome, which is assembled upon pathogen recognition, while caspases 3 and/or 7 are mediators of apoptotic and nonapoptotic functions. PARP1 cleavage is a hallmark of apoptosis yet not essential, suggesting it has another physiological role. Here we show that after LPS stimulation, caspase 7 is activated by caspase 1, translocates to the nucleus, and cleaves PARP1 at the promoters...
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