Unified Polymerization Mechanism for the Assembly of ASC-Dependent Inflammasomes.
Lu, A., Magupalli, V.G., Ruan, J., Yin, Q., Atianand, M.K., Vos, M.R., Schroder, G.F., Fitzgerald, K.A., Wu, H., Egelman, E.H.(2014) Cell 156: 1193-1206
- PubMed: 24630722 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.008
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3J63 - PubMed Abstract: 
Inflammasomes elicit host defense inside cells by activating caspase-1 for cytokine maturation and cell death. AIM2 and NLRP3 are representative sensor proteins in two major families of inflammasomes. The adaptor protein ASC bridges the sensor proteins and caspase-1 to form ternary inflammasome complexes, achieved through pyrin domain (PYD) interactions between sensors and ASC and through caspase activation and recruitment domain (CARD) interactions between ASC and caspase-1 ...