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SUBMITTER: Hagar JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3931427 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hagar Jon A JA Powell Daniel A DA Aachoui Youssef Y Ernst Robert K RK Miao Edward A EA
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20130901 6151
Inflammatory caspases, such as caspase-1 and -11, mediate innate immune detection of pathogens. Caspase-11 induces pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death, and specifically defends against bacterial pathogens that invade the cytosol. During endotoxemia, however, excessive caspase-11 activation causes shock. We report that contamination of the cytoplasm by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the signal that triggers caspase-11 activation in mice. Specifically, caspase-11 responds to penta- and hexa-a ...[more]