In vitro studies using purified NLRP1 and caspase-1 suggest that MDP induces a conformational change in NLRP1 that allows it to bind nucleotides and oligomerize, creating a binding platform for caspase-1 (Faustin et al. 2008). There is no direct evidence that NLRP1 binds MDP so the mechanism that stimulates NLRP1 is unclear.
Lartigue, L, Reed, JC, Rouiller, I, Bruey, JM, Faustin, B, Sergienko, E, Volkmann, N, Luciano, F, Bailly-Maitre, B, Hanein, D
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