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SUBMITTER: Bae JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3212466 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20111027 Pt 11
The NALP3 inflammasome is a macromolecular complex that is responsible for the innate immune response against infection by bacterial and viral pathogens. The NALP3 inflammasome is composed of three protein components: NALP3, ASC and caspase 1. Interaction between NALP3 and ASC via PYD domains is critical for the assembly of the NALP3 inflammasome. In this study, human NALP3 PYD, corresponding to amino acids 3-110, was overexpressed in Escherichia coli using engineered C-terminal His tags. NALP3 ...[more]