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            • inflammasome
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            • A complex of proteins in the cytoplasm that regulates the activation of enzymes involved in immune and inflammatory responses to pathogens. Oxford English Dictionary
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            • Appropriate inflammasome activation is vital for the host to cope with foreign pathogens or tissue damage, while aberrant inflammasome activation can cause uncontrolled tissue responses that may contribute to various diseases, including autoinflammatory disorders, cardiometabolic diseases, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. - Nature Portfolio by
            • The adaptor protein ASC must become linearly ubiquitinated and phosphorylated for inflammasome assembly to occur. After priming, canonical NLRP3 inflammasome activation requires a second, distinct signal to activate NLRP3 and lead to the formation of the NLRP3 inflammasome complex. - National Center for Biotechnology Info by
            • Potassium ion efflux (a common inflammasome activator) is an essential factor for the assembly and up-regulation of NLRP3 complexes induced by the agonist adenosine triphosphate (ATP). - Molecular Cancer by
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