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Tripping the wire: sensing of viral protease activity by CARD8 and NLRP1 inflammasomes
11 Jun 2023
Abstract excerpt
Host innate immune sensors are vital for the initial detection of pathogen infection. Such sensors thus need to constantly adapt in escalating evolutionary arms races with pathogens. Recently, two inflammasome-forming proteins, CARD8 and NLRP1, have emerged as innate immune sensors for the enzymatic activity of virus-encoded proteases. When cleaved within a rapidly evolving 'tripwire' region, CARD8 and NLRP1...
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