AIM2 inflammasome in infection, cancer, and autoimmunity: Role in DNA sensing, inflammation, and innate immunity

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 269-280

  Man, Si Ming ^a   Karki, Rajendra ^a   Kanneganti, Thirumala Devi ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIM2 inflammasome; Autoimmunity; Bacterial viral infection; Cancer; DNA sensing; Gut microbiota

Indexed keywords

AIM2 INFLAMMASOME; DNA; INFLAMMASOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AIM2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEOPLASM;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFECTION; INFLAMMASOMES; INFLAMMATION; MICE; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 84956825823     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545839     Document Type: Review

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