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ArticleScience immunology2025

NEK7 phosphorylation amplifies NLRP3 inflammasome activation downstream of potassium efflux and gasdermin D.

Jie Xu, Lingzhi Zhang, Yanhui Duan, Fangyuan Sun, Nouha Odeh, Yuan He, Gabriel Núñez

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Article in Science immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jie XuDepartment of Pathology and Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-8666-707X
Lingzhi ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Yanhui DuanDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3009-3506
Fangyuan SunDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Nouha OdehDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-8945-9275
Yuan HeDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0779-2613
Gabriel NúñezDepartment of Pathology and Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6529-2695

Funding

Cryopyrin/NLRP3 Signaling in Inflammation and Innate ImmunityR37AI063331 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI NUNEZ, GABRIEL · 2016 to 2025
$3.9M
Cryopyrin Signaling in Inflammation and Innate ImmunityR01AI063331 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI NUNEZ, GABRIEL · 2005 to 2015
$3.3M
Molecular mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome activationR01AI148544 · NIAID · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HE, YUAN · 2020 to 2025
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI063331NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148544NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI063331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a critical role in innate immunity and inflammatory diseases. NIMA-related kinase 7 (NEK7) is essential for inflammasome activation, and its interaction with NLRP3 is enhanced by K

Indexed as

InflammasomesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMice, Inbred C57BLNIMA-Related KinasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPotassiumAnimalsGasderminsHEK293 CellsHumansMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutPhosphorylationGasderminsGsdmd protein, mouseInflammasomesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNEK7 protein, humanNek7 protein, mouseNIMA-Related KinasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mousePhosphate-Binding ProteinsPotassium

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PMID39752537
PMCPMC12020992

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