[HTML][HTML] Interferon-induced guanylate-binding proteins: Guardians of host defense in health and disease

K Tretina, ES Park, A Maminska… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
Guanylate-binding proteins (GBPs) have recently emerged as central orchestrators of
immunity to infection, inflammation, and neoplastic diseases. Within numerous host cell …

Human NLRP1: From the shadows to center stage

S Bauernfried, V Hornung - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2021 - rupress.org
In response to infection or cell damage, inflammasomes form intracellular multimeric protein
complexes that play an essential role in host defense. Activation results in the maturation …

Evolutionary convergence and divergence in NLR function and structure

E Meunier, P Broz - Trends in immunology, 2017 - cell.com
The recognition of cellular damage caused by either pathogens or abiotic stress is essential
for host defense in all forms of life in the plant and animal kingdoms. The NOD-like receptors …

Interferon-induced guanylate-binding proteins in inflammasome activation and host defense

BH Kim, JD Chee, CJ Bradfield, ES Park, P Kumar… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Traditional views of the inflammasome highlight the assembly of pre-existing core
components shortly after infection or tissue damage. Emerging work, however, suggests that …

Structural basis for distinct inflammasome complex assembly by human NLRP1 and CARD8

Q Gong, K Robinson, C Xu, PT Huynh… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nod-like receptor (NLR) proteins activate pyroptotic cell death and IL-1 driven inflammation
by assembling and activating the inflammasome complex. Closely related sensor proteins …

Crystal structures of MBP fusion proteins

DS Waugh - Protein Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although chaperone‐assisted protein crystallization remains a comparatively rare
undertaking, the number of crystal structures of polypeptides fused to maltose‐binding …

Functional cross-species conservation of guanylate-binding proteins in innate immunity

L Schelle, JV Côrte-Real, PJ Esteves… - Medical Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Guanylate binding proteins (GBPs) represent an evolutionary ancient protein family widely
distributed among eukaryotes. They are interferon (IFN)-inducible guanosine …

Design of an expression system to enhance MBP-mediated crystallization

T Jin, W Chuenchor, J Jiang, J Cheng, Y Li, K Fang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Crystallization chaperones have been used to facilitate the crystallization of challenging
proteins. Even though the maltose-binding protein (MBP) is one of the most commonly used …

Zebrafish in inflammasome research

G Forn-Cuní, AH Meijer, M Varela - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Inflammasomes are cytosolic multiprotein complexes that regulate inflammatory responses
to danger stimuli and infection, and their dysregulation is associated with an increasing …

Emerging mechanisms and functions of inflammasome complexes in teleost fish

MX Chang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes, which are assembled in response to a diverse
range of exogenous pathogens and endogenous danger signals, leading to produce pro …