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ArticleeLife2024

Design principles for inflammasome inhibition by pyrin-only-proteins.

Shuai Wu, Archit Garg, Zachary Mazanek, Gretchen Belotte, Jeffery J Zhou, Christina M Stallings, Jacob Lueck, Aubrey Roland, Michael A Chattergoon, Jungsan Sohn

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Article in eLife, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. An overview of human inflammasomes: Activation and regulation.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Shuai WuDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1677-0221
Archit Garg *Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-2522
Zachary Mazanek *Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.
Gretchen BelotteDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.
Jeffery J ZhouDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.
Christina M StallingsDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.
Jacob LueckDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.
Aubrey RolandDivision of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.
Michael A ChattergoonDivision of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-1116
Jungsan SohnDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-2544

Funding

Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program: JHU BioGREAT (Biomedical Graduate REsiliency & Adaptability Training)T32GM144272 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Takanari Inoue · 2022 to 2026
$5.4M
Mechanistic Studies of cytosolic double-stranded DNA sensing pathways.R35GM145363 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI JUNGSAN SOHN · 2022 to 2026
$2.3M
Mechanistic Studies of Cytoplasmic dsDNA-Sensing PathwaysR01GM129342 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SOHN, JUNGSAN · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
The Chemistry-Biology Interface Program at Johns Hopkins UniversityT32GM149382 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI STEVEN E ROKITA · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
Recognition of HIV by the Inflammasome Signaling ComplexK08AI102696 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CHATTERGOON, MICHAEL ANAND · 2013 to 2017
$937k
NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI102696NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129342NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM129342NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145363NIGMS NIH HHS R35GM145363NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144272NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM149382
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammasomes are filamentous signaling platforms essential for host defense against various intracellular calamities such as pathogen invasion and genotoxic stresses. However, dysregulated inflammasomes cause an array of human diseases including autoinflammatory disorders and cancer. It was recently identified that endogenous pyrin-only-proteins (POPs) regulate inflammasomes by directly inhibiting their filament assembly. Here, by combining Rosetta in silico, in vitro, and in cellulo methods, we investigate the target specificity and inhibition mechanisms of POPs. We find here that POP1 is ineffective in directly inhibiting the central inflammasome adaptor ASC. Instead, POP1 acts as a decoy and targets the assembly of upstream receptor pyrin-domain (PYD) filaments such as those of AIM2, IFI16, NLRP3, and NLRP6. Moreover, not only does POP2 directly suppress the nucleation of ASC, but it can also inhibit the elongation of receptor filaments. In addition to inhibiting the elongation of AIM2 and NLRP6 filaments, POP3 potently suppresses the nucleation of ASC. Our Rosetta analyses and biochemical experiments consistently suggest that a combination of favorable and unfavorable interactions between POPs and PYDs is necessary for effective recognition and inhibition. Together, we reveal the intrinsic target redundancy of POPs and their inhibitory mechanisms.

Indexed as

CytoskeletonInflammasomesDNA DamageHumansInhibition, PsychologicalPyrinInflammasomesPyrinbiochemistrychemical biologyE. colihumanimmunologyinflammasomeinflammationpyrin-only-proteins

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PMID38252125
PMCPMC10803020

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