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SUBMITTER: Liu W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5626397 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Weiwei W Liu Xia'nan X Li Yu Y Zhao Junjie J Liu Zhenshan Z Hu Zhuqin Z Wang Ying Y Yao Yufeng Y Miller Aaron W AW Su Bing B Cookson Mark R MR Li Xiaoxia X Kang Zizhen Z
The Journal of experimental medicine 20170818 10
Although genetic polymorphisms in the <i>LRRK2</i> gene are associated with a variety of diseases, the physiological function of LRRK2 remains poorly understood. In this study, we report a crucial role for LRRK2 in the activation of the NLRC4 inflammasome during host defense against <i>Salmonella enteric</i> serovar Typhimurium infection. <i>LRRK2</i> deficiency reduced caspase-1 activation and IL-1β secretion in response to NLRC4 inflammasome activators in macrophages. <i>Lrrk2<sup>-/-</sup></i ...[more]