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The NAIP/NLRC4 inflammasomes.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Feb 2015
Vance Russell E
Abstract excerpt
Inflammasomes comprise a family of cytosolic multi-protein complexes that sense infection, or other threats, and initiate inflammation via the recruitment and activation of the Caspase-1 protease. Although the precise molecular mechanism by which most inflammasomes are activated remains a subject of considerable debate, the NAIP/NLRC4 subfamily of inflammasomes is increasingly well understood. A crystal structure...
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