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ArticleNature communications2025

APIP regulates the priming of canonical NLRP3 and non-canonical Caspase-11/4 inflammasomes by binding to TRAF6.

Kwangmin Jung, Meiko Kawamura, Bitna Lim, Manabu Abe, Kenji Sakimura, Masaaki Komatsu, Yong-Keun Jung

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kwangmin JungSchool of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-7467-1012
Meiko KawamuraDepartment of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Bitna LimSchool of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Manabu AbeDepartment of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8534-2138
Kenji SakimuraDepartment of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Masaaki KomatsuDepartment of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7672-7722
Yong-Keun JungSchool of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. ykjung@snu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-3120

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Ministry of Health and Welfare (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs) RS-2023-KH134817National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00439842National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2025-00519823
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Abstract

Apaf-1-interacting protein (APIP) has been implicated in inflammation-related processes, including myocardial infarction and cancer progression. However, its role in systemic inflammation remains elusive. Here, we investigate the APIP-mediated regulation of inflammasome activity in mice and human macrophages. Loss of APIP in the myeloid lineage (Apip cKO mice) compromises the activation of canonical NLRP3 and non-canonical caspase-11 inflammasomes, reducing pyroptosis in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM). Conversely, these inflammatory responses are enhanced in BMDMs from APIP-transgenic mice. Consistently, APIP knockdown in human macrophages inhibits the activation of NLRP3 and caspase-4 inflammasomes. Mechanistically, APIP binds to TRAF6, activating downstream NF-κB and JNK signaling and facilitating the priming of both inflammasomes. Importantly, systemic inflammation induced by LPS or bacterial infection is attenuated in Apip cKO mice but exacerbated in APIP-transgenic mice. Thus, our findings suggest that APIP is crucial in regulating both canonical and non-canonical inflammasomes, presenting a potential therapeutic target for inflammatory diseases.

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CaspasesCaspases, InitiatorInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6AnimalsHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNF-kappa BProtein BindingCasp4 protein, mouseCaspasesCaspases, InitiatorInflammasomesLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6TRAF6 protein, mouse

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PMID41339302
PMCPMC12675500

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