Inflammasome-associated nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat proteins and inflammatory diseases

The nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins are a recently discovered family of intracellular pathogen and danger signal sensors. NLRs have emerged as important contributors to innate immunity in animals. The physiological impact of these genes is increasingly evident, underscored by the genetic association of variant family members with an array of inflammatory diseases. The association of mutations in NLR genes with autoinflammatory diseases indicates an important function of these genes in inflammation in vivo. This review summarizes the role of the inflammasome NLR proteins in innate immunity and inflammatory diseases and explores the possible utility of some of these NLRs as pharmacological targets.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:183

Enthalten in:

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 183(2009), 12 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 7623-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jha, Sushmita [VerfasserIn]
Ting, Jenny P-Y [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Inflammation Mediators
Journal Article
Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins
Nucleotides
Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 12.02.2010

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4049/jimmunol.0902425

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM19373026X