ERC Advanced Grant · 2020
molecular and functional characterization of EmergiNG INflammasomES
Inflammasomes play a pivotal role in host defense. They function as intracellular surveillance systems by sensing pathogens or indirectly by responding to the perturbation of cellular homeostasis. While our understanding of inflammasome biology is growing at a rapid pace, we still have an incomplete understanding of how these systems detect pathogenic insults, or how these sensors operate at the molecular level. Just recently, NLRP1 and the closely related CARD8, a functionally distinct subgroup of inflammasome sensors, have been ‘de-orphanized’ for their unique mode of action. More than other sensors of the inflammasome family, NLRP1 and CARD8 display a high level of divergence across…
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