Abstract
AbstractInflammasomes are multi-protein complexes and play a crucial role in host defense against pathogens. Downstream inflammatory responses through inflammasomes are known to be related to the oligomerization degree of ASC specks, but the detailed mechanism still remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that oligomerization degrees of ASC specks regulate the caspase-1 activation in the extracellular space. A protein binder specific for a pyrin domain (PYD) of ASC (ASCPYD) was developed, and structural analysis revealed that the protein binder effectively inhibits the interaction between PYDs, disassembling ASC specks into low oligomeric states. ASC specks with a low oligomerization degree were shown to enhance the activation of caspase-1 by recruiting and processing more premature caspase-1 through interactions between CARD of caspase-1 (caspase-1CARD) and CARD of ASC (ASCCARD). These findings can provide insight into controlling the inflammasome-mediated inflammatory process as well as the development of inflammasome-targeting drugs.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cancer Research,Cell Biology,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Immunology
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