Inflammasome activation and regulation: toward a better understanding of complex mechanisms

D Zheng, T Liwinski, E Elinav - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are cytoplasmic multiprotein complexes comprising a sensor protein,
inflammatory caspases, and in some but not all cases an adapter protein connecting the two …

Toll-like receptors in sepsis-associated cytokine storm and their endogenous negative regulators as future immunomodulatory targets

V Kumar - International immunopharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Cytokine storm generates during various systemic acute infections, including sepsis and
current pandemic called COVID-19 (severe) causing devastating inflammatory conditions …

Ubiquitin signaling in immune responses

H Hu, SC Sun - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
Ubiquitination has emerged as a crucial mechanism that regulates signal transduction in
diverse biological processes, including different aspects of immune functions. Ubiquitination …

NOD-like receptors: versatile cytosolic sentinels

V Motta, F Soares, T Sun… - Physiological reviews, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Nucleotide binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors are cytoplasmic pattern-
recognition receptors that together with RIG-I-like receptor (retinoic acid-inducible gene 1) …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of NOD-like receptor-associated inflammasome activation

H Wen, EA Miao, JPY Ting - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
A major function of a subfamily of NLR (nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat
containing, or NOD-like receptor) proteins is in inflammasome activation, which has been …

Functions of NOD-like receptors in human diseases

Y Zhong, A Kinio, M Saleh - Frontiers in immunology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain NOD-like receptors (NLRs) are highly
conserved cytosolic pattern recognition receptors that perform critical functions in surveying …

NLRC5/MHC class I transactivator is a target for immune evasion in cancer

S Yoshihama, J Roszik, I Downs… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer cells develop under immune surveillance, thus necessitating immune escape for
successful growth. Loss of MHC class I expression provides a key immune evasion strategy …

NLRC5: a key regulator of MHC class I-dependent immune responses

KS Kobayashi, PJ Van Den Elsen - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2012 - nature.com
The expression of MHC class I molecules is crucial for the initiation and regulation of
adaptive immune responses against pathogens. NOD-, LRR-and CARD-containing 5 …

The cyclopeptide astin C specifically inhibits the innate immune CDN sensor STING

S Li, Z Hong, Z Wang, F Li, J Mei, L Huang, X Lou… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Summary cGAS-STING signaling is essential for innate immunity. Its misregulation promotes
cancer or autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases, and it is imperative to identify …

Relevance of the pyroptosis-related inflammasome pathway in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease

P Liu, Z Zhang, Y Li - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in many
developed and developing countries. Pyroptosis is a recently discovered form of …