The Inflammasome: A molecular platform triggering activation of inflammatory caspases and processing of proIL-β

Molecular Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 417-426

  Martinon, Fabio ^a   Burns, Kimberly ^a   Tschopp, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 5; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN ASC; PROTEIN NALP1; PROTEIN PYCARD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNITY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0036671894     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(02)00599-3     Document Type: Article

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