Abstract
Inflammatory caspases drive a lytic form of cell death called pyroptosis in response to microbial infection and endogenous damage-associated signals. Two studies now demonstrate that cleavage of the substrate gasdermin D by inflammatory caspases necessitates eventual pyroptotic demise of a cell.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1183-1184 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Cell Research |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |