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Critical role of AIM2 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection [PDF]

International Immunology, 2012
Abstract Abstract Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) is a sensor of cytosolic DNA that is responsible for activation of the inflammasome and host immune responses to DNA viruses and intracellular bacteria. However, the role of AIM2 in host defenses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is unknown.
Hiroyuki, Saiga, Shoko, Kitada, Yosuke, Shimada, Naganori, Kamiyama, Megumi, Okuyama, Masahiko, Makino, Masahiro, Yamamoto, Kiyoshi, Takeda   +7 more
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AIM2 inflammasome activation and regulation: A structural perspective [PDF]

Journal of Structural Biology, 2017
Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome is a multi-protein platform that recognizes aberrant cytoplasmic dsDNA and induces cytokine maturation, release and pyroptosis. It is composed of AIM2, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC), and caspase-1. Recent X-ray crystallographic and high resolution cryo-electron microscopic (cryo-
Bing Wang, Qian Yin
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Absent in melanoma 2-mediating M1 macrophages facilitate tumor rejection in renal carcinoma

Translational Oncology, 2021
Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) as an immune regulator for the regulation of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) function is unclear in tumor development. Here, the AIM2 function was investigated in TAMs-mediated malignant behaviors of renal carcinoma.
Dafei Chai, Zichun Zhang, Shang yuchen Shi, Dong Qiu, Chen Zhang, Gang Wang, Lin Fang, Huizhong Li, Hui Tian, Hailong Li, Junnian Zheng   +10 more
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Vaccinia protein C16 blocks innate immune sensing of DNA by binding the Ku complex [PDF]

, 2011
VACV gene C16L encodes a 37-kDa protein that is highly conserved in orthopoxviruses and functions as an immunomodulator. Intranasal infection of mice with a virus lacking C16L (vΔC16) induced less weight loss, fewer signs of illness and increased ...
Peters, Nicholas Edward, Peters, Nicholas Edward   +1 more
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The NLRP3 Inflammasome as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Cardiac Fibrosis

Journal of Inflammation Research, 2022
Jiwen Fan,1 Meng Ren,2 Binay Kumar Adhikari,3 Haodong Wang,1 Yuquan He1 1Department of Cardiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Oncology, Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital ...
Fan J, Ren M, Adhikari BK, Wang H, He Y
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Expression of AIM2 in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Role on Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes

Mediators of Inflammation, 2020
Objectives. To determine differences in AIM2 inflammasome expression levels between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) and to investigate the role of AIM2 in RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLS). Methods. Serum AIM2 levels among health
Yong Chen, Qiu Fujuan, Ensheng Chen, Beijia Yu, Fangfang Zuo, Yi Yuan, Xiaofeng Zhao, Changhong Xiao   +7 more
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An effector of the Irish potato famine pathogen antagonizes a host autophagy cargo receptor [PDF]

, 2016
Plants use autophagy to safeguard against infectious diseases. However, how plant pathogens interfere with autophagy-related processes is unknown. Here, we show that PexRD54, an effector from the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans, binds
Altschul, Bassham, Baxt, Berrow, Birgisdottir, Boyle, Bozkurt, Bozkurt, Bozkurt, Caillaud, Chaparro-Garcia, Choy, Dagdas, Fisher, Geldner, Hanamata, He, Huang, Ivanov, Kalvari, Karimi, Kumar, Kwon, Lamb, Larkin, Lenz, Li, Lipka, Liu, Lv, Morgan, Mostowy, Oh, Patel, Petre, Randow, Randow, Saunders, Segonzac, Shintani, Song, Stolz, Svenning, Teh, Vanhee, Wang, Win, Yoshimoto, Zientara-Rytter   +48 more
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Bacillus cereus non-haemolytic enterotoxin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome [PDF]

, 2020
Inflammasomes are important for host defence against pathogens and homeostasis with commensal microbes. Here, we show non-haemolytic enterotoxin (NHE) from the neglected human foodborne pathogen Bacillus cereus is an activator of the NLRP3 inflammasome ...
Atmosukarto, Ines I., Burgio, Gaetan, Feng, Shouya, Fox, Daniel, Fox, Edward M., Hayward, Jenni A., Jessberger, Nadja, Johnson, Matthew D., Kaakoush, Nadeem O., Leppla, Stephen H., Leyton, Denisse L., Liu, Yunqi, Man, Si Ming, Mathur, Anukriti, Märtlbauer, Erwin, Ngo, Chinh, Pandey, Abhimanu, Price, Jason D., Robertson, Avril A. B., Tan, Wei Hong, Tscharke, David C., Xue, Yansong   +21 more
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AIM2 in regulatory T cells restrains autoimmune diseases

Nature, 2021
The inflammasome initiates innate defence and inflammatory responses by activating caspase-1 and pyroptotic cell death in myeloid cells1,2. It consists of an innate immune receptor/sensor, pro-caspase-1, and a common adaptor molecule, ASC. Consistent with their pro-inflammatory function, caspase-1, ASC and the inflammasome component NLRP3 exacerbate ...
Wei-Chun Chou, Zengli Guo, Hao Guo, Liang Chen, Ge Zhang, Kaixin Liang, Ling Xie, Xianming Tan, Sara A. Gibson, Elena Rampanelli, Yan Wang, Stephanie A. Montgomery, W. June Brickey, Meng Deng, Leslie Freeman, Song Zhang, Maureen A. Su, Xian Chen, Yisong Y. Wan, Jenny P.-Y. Ting   +19 more
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The diagnostic role of AIM2 in Kawasaki disease [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2020
Kawasaki disease (KD), a systemic vasculitis in children, may bring serious complications. However, the etiology of KD remains unclear. AIM2, an intracellular receptor, plays a vital role during the infection caused by a variety of pathogens. However, its role in KD remains unclear.
Zhenquan Wang, Qiaoyu Wang, Jiahui Jin, Xing Rong, Tingting Wu, Huixian Qiu, Rongzhou Wu   +6 more
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