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. 2022 May 27;23(6):892–903. doi: 10.1038/s41590-022-01220-3

Extended Data Fig. 10. An updated model for NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation.

Extended Data Fig. 10

Human NLRP11 binds ASC by PYRIN domain (PYD)-PYD interaction and to NLRP3 through its NACHT-LRR region, thereby acting as a scaffold for bridging ASC and NLRP3, which facilitates efficient oligomerization of NLRP3 and consequently, enables caspase-1 activation, IL-1β and IL-18 release and pyroptosis by promoting the polymerization of ASC.