NLRP3 oligomerizes via NACHT domains

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R-HSA-1296421
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Homo sapiens
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Staphylococcus aureus
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cytosol
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NLRP3 oligomerizes via NACHT domains
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NLRP3 contains a NACHT/NOD domain that in related proteins is responsible for oligomerization (Inohara & Nunez 2001, 2003). NLRP1 forms oligomers upon stimulation with MDP (Faustin et al. 2007) and the enforced oligomerization of NLRP3 PYD domains enhances ASC-dependent effects on apoptosis (Dowds et al. 2002). NOD-mediated oligomerization is widely considered to be part of the activation process for the NLRP3 inflammasome (Schroder et al. 2010, Schroder & Tschopp, 2010). The extent of oligomerization is not known, but models based on the the apoptotic initiator protein Apaf-1 suggest a posible heptameric platform (Proell et al. 2008).

Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
17349957 Reconstituted NALP1 inflammasome reveals two-step mechanism of caspase-1 activation

Faustin, B, Lartigue, L, Bruey, JM, Luciano, F, Sergienko, E, Bailly-Maitre, B, Volkmann, N, Hanein, D, Rouiller, I, Reed, JC

Mol Cell 2007
17703304 NALP inflammasomes: a central role in innate immunity

Martinon, F, Gaide, O, Pétrilli, V, Mayor, A, Tschopp, J

Semin Immunopathol 2007
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Jupe, S  (2010-04-22)
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Kufer, TA  (2011-04-28)
Rittinger, K  (2011-06-06)
Wong, E  (2011-06-06)
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Jupe, S  (2011-05-20)