Pathogen blockade of TAK1 triggers caspase-8–dependent cleavage of gasdermin D and cell death

P Orning, D Weng, K Starheim, D Ratner, Z Best, B Lee… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Limited proteolysis of gasdermin D (GSDMD) generates an N-terminal pore-forming
fragment that controls pyroptosis in macrophages. GSDMD is processed via inflammasome …

[PDF][PDF] Control of gasdermin D oligomerization and pyroptosis by the Ragulator-Rag-mTORC1 pathway

CL Evavold, I Hafner-Bratkovič, P Devant, JM D'Andrea… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The process of pyroptosis is mediated by inflammasomes and a downstream effector known
as gasdermin D (GSDMD). Upon cleavage by inflammasome-associated caspases, the N …

Caspase-8–dependent gasdermin D cleavage promotes antimicrobial defense but confers susceptibility to TNF-induced lethality

B Demarco, JP Grayczyk, E Bjanes, D Le Roy… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Gasdermin D (GSDMD) is a pore-forming protein that promotes pyroptosis and release of
proinflammatory cytokines. Recent studies revealed that apoptotic caspase-8 directly …

Mechanism and regulation of gasdermin-mediated cell death

S Xia, LR Hollingsworth, H Wu - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2020 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The innate immune system senses and responds to pathogens and endogenous damage
through supramolecular protein complexes known as inflammasomes. Cytosolic …

[PDF][PDF] Gasdermin E permits interleukin-1 beta release in distinct sublytic and pyroptotic phases

B Zhou, DW Abbott - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Cellular inflammasome activation causes caspase-1 cleavage of the pore-forming protein
gasdermin D (GSDMD) with subsequent pyroptotic cell death and cytokine release. Here …

Inflammasome-activated gasdermin D causes pyroptosis by forming membrane pores

X Liu, Z Zhang, J Ruan, Y Pan, VG Magupalli, H Wu… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Inflammatory caspases (caspases 1, 4, 5 and 11) are activated in response to
microbial infection and danger signals. When activated, they cleave mouse and human …

Gasdermin D pore structure reveals preferential release of mature interleukin-1

S Xia, Z Zhang, VG Magupalli, JL Pablo, Y Dong… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
As organelles of the innate immune system, inflammasomes activate caspase-1 and other
inflammatory caspases that cleave gasdermin D (GSDMD). Caspase-1 also cleaves inactive …

Caspase-1 initiates apoptosis in the absence of gasdermin D

K Tsuchiya, S Nakajima, S Hosojima… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Caspase-1 activated in inflammasomes triggers a programmed necrosis called pyroptosis,
which is mediated by gasdermin D (GSDMD). However, GSDMD-deficient cells are still …

Mechanism of gasdermin D recognition by inflammatory caspases and their inhibition by a gasdermin D-derived peptide inhibitor

J Yang, Z Liu, C Wang, R Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The inflammasomes are signaling platforms that promote the activation of inflammatory
caspases such as caspases-1,-4,-5, and-11. Recent studies identified gasdermin D …

[PDF][PDF] Crystal structures of the full-length murine and human gasdermin D reveal mechanisms of autoinhibition, lipid binding, and oligomerization

Z Liu, C Wang, J Yang, B Zhou, R Yang… - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Gasdermin D (GSDMD) is an effector molecule for pyroptosis downstream of canonical and
noncanonical inflammasome signaling pathways. Cleavage of GSDMD by inflammatory …