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ArticleScience immunology2021

NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers gasdermin D-independent inflammation.

Chun Wang, Tong Yang, Jianqiu Xiao, Canxin Xu, Yael Alippe, Kai Sun, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Joseph B Monahan, Yousef Abu-Amer, Judy Lieberman and 1 more

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Article in Science immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Review: the role of GSDMD in sepsis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Chun WangDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4635-8668
Tong YangDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jianqiu XiaoDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8896-9187
Canxin XuAclaris Therapeutics Inc., St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.
Yael AlippeDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2760-7155
Kai SunDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Thirumala-Devi KannegantiDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6395-6443
Joseph B MonahanAclaris Therapeutics Inc., St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5433-4001
Yousef Abu-AmerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5890-5086
Judy LiebermanProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6200-4715
Gabriel MbalavieleDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4660-0952

Funding

Resource Based Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (Overall Application)P30AR074992 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MATTHEW J SILVA · 2019 to 2026
$6.8M
Regulatory Mechanisms of Implant-Induced OsteolysisR01AR049192 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ABU-AMER, YOUSEF · 2004 to 2019
$4.3M
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Tak1 Function in OsteoclastsR01AR054326 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ABU-AMER, YOUSEF · 2008 to 2017
$3.3M
Role of gasdermin D in bone resorptionR01AR076758 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MBALAVIELE, GABRIEL · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Mechanisms of Physiologic and Pathologic OsteoclastogenesisR01AR072623 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ABU-AMER, YOUSEF · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Role of PARP1 in the Osteoclast LineageR01AR068972 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MBALAVIELE, GABRIEL · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR074992NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR049192NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR054326NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068972NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072623NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR076758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NOD-like receptor (NLR), family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) assembles a protein complex known as the NLRP3 inflammasome upon sensing certain pathogen products or sterile danger signals. Gain-of-function mutations such as the D301N substitution in NLRP3, which cause its constitutive activation (NLRP3

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedGasderminsInflammasomesInflammationMiceMice, CongenicMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsGasderminsGsdmd protein, mouseInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mousePhosphate-Binding ProteinsPore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins

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PMID34678046
PMCPMC8780201

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