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. 2021 Aug 5;12:710110. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.710110

Table 1.

Canonical and non-canonical Inflammasomes.

Sensor proteins Adaptor - Caspase Activated caspases Cleaved proteins Cytokine release Cell death
Canonical inflammasomes NLRP family adaptor protein ASC - caspase-1 caspase-1 GSDMD, pro-IL-1β, pro-IL-18 IL-1β,
IL-18
pyroptosis; apoptosis;
AIM2
IFI16
RIG-I
NAIP-NLRC4 caspase-1
Non-canonical Inflammasomes NLRP family caspase-11 caspase-1, 11 GSDMD, pro-IL-1α, pro-IL-1β, pro-IL-18 IL-1α,
IL-1β,
IL-18
pyroptosis; apoptosis; necroptosis
ZBP1 dependent - NLRP3 caspase-8, 6
Inhibition of TAK1 or IkappaB kinase (IKK) caspase-8
TAK1 dependent - caspase-8 caspase-8