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      NALPs: a novel protein family involved in inflammation.

      Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology
      Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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          A newly discovered family of cytoplasmic proteins--the NALPs--has been implicated in the activation of caspase-1 by the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) during the cell's response to microbial infection. Like the structurally related apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 (APAF-1), which is responsible for the activation of caspase-9, the NALP1 protein forms a large, signal-induced multiprotein complex, the inflammasome, resulting in the activation of pro-inflammatory caspases.

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          12563287
          10.1038/nrm1019

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