Recent insights into the regulatory networks of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

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  • Alexander N. R. Weber
    Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology 1 , Department of Immunology , , Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen , Germany
  • Zsófia A. Bittner
    Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology 1 , Department of Immunology , , Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen , Germany
  • Sangeetha Shankar
    Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology 1 , Department of Immunology , , Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen , Germany
  • Xiao Liu
    Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology 1 , Department of Immunology , , Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen , Germany
  • Tzu-Hsuan Chang
    Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology 1 , Department of Immunology , , Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen , Germany
  • Tengchuan Jin
    University of Science and Technology of China 3 Division of Life Sciences and Medicine , , Hefei, Anhui 230026   China
  • Ana Tapia-Abellán
    Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology 1 , Department of Immunology , , Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen , Germany

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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p>The NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a fascinating cellular machinery endowed with the capacity for rapid proteolytic processing of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and the cell death effector gasdermin D (GSDMD). Although its activity is essential to fight infection and support tissue homeostasis, the inflammasome complex, which consists of the danger sensor NLRP3, the adaptor apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC; also known as PYCARD), caspase-1 and probably other regulatory proteins, also bears considerable potential for detrimental inflammation, as observed in human conditions such as gout, heart attack, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Thus, multi-layered regulatory networks are required to ensure the fine balance between rapid responsiveness versus erroneous activation (sufficient and temporally restricted versus excessive and chronic activity) of the inflammasome. These involve multiple activation, secretion and cell death pathways, as well as modulation of the subcellular localization of NLRP3, and its structure and activity, owing to post-translational modification by other cellular proteins. Here, we discuss the exciting progress that has recently been made in deciphering the regulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Additionally, we highlight open questions and describe areas of research that warrant further exploration to obtain a more comprehensive molecular and cellular understanding of the NLRP3 inflammasome.</jats:p>

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