Granzyme A Produces Bioactive IL-1β through a Nonapoptotic Inflammasome-Independent Pathway
Bacterial components are recognized by the immune system through activation of the inflammasome, eventually causing processing of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β), a pleiotropic cytokine and one of the most important mediators of inflammation, through the protease caspase-1. Synth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-11-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714008432 |