The NLRP1 and CARD8 inflammasomes Review
| Authors: | Taabazuing, C. Y.; Griswold, A. R.; Bachovchin, D. A. |
| Review Title: | The NLRP1 and CARD8 inflammasomes |
| Abstract: | Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that activate inflammatory cytokines and induce pyroptosis in response to intracellular danger-associated signals. NLRP1 and CARD8 are related germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors that form inflammasomes, but their activation mechanisms and biological purposes have not yet been fully established. Both NLRP1 and CARD8 undergo post-translational autoproteolysis to generate two non-covalently associated polypeptide chains. NLRP1 and CARD8 activators induce the proteasome-mediated destruction of the N-terminal fragment, liberating the C-terminal fragment to form an inflammasome. Here, we review the danger-associated stimuli that have been reported to activate NLRP1 and/or CARD8, including anthrax lethal toxin, Toxoplasma gondii, Shigella flexneri and the small molecule DPP8/9 inhibitor Val-boroPro, focusing on recent mechanistic insights and highlighting unresolved questions. In addition, we discuss the recently identified disease-associated mutations in NLRP1 and CARD8, the potential role that DPP9’s protein structure plays in inflammasome regulation, and the emerging link between NLRP1 and metabolism. Finally, we summarize all of this latest research and consider the possible biological purposes of these enigmatic inflammasomes. © 2020 The Authors. Immunological Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Keywords: | unclassified drug; gene mutation; review; nonhuman; protein domain; metabolism; proteasome; molecular biology; protein structure; anthrax toxin; toxoplasma gondii; shigella flexneri; pyroptosis; inflammasome; human; priority journal; anthrax lethal toxin; talabostat; dpp8/9; val-boropro; card8 protein; dipeptidyl peptidase; nlrp1 protein; nlrp1; card8; dipeptidyl peptidase ix; dipeptidyl peptidase viii |
| Journal Title: | Immunological Reviews |
| Volume: | 297 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0105-2896 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2020-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 13 |
| End Page: | 25 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1111/imr.12884 |
| PUBMED: | 32558991 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC7483925 |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 1 October 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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