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Title: Design principles for inflammasome inhibition by pyrin-only-proteins
Inflammasomes are filamentous signaling platforms essential for host defense against various intracellular calamities such as pathogen invasion and genotoxic stresses. However, dysregulated inflammasomes cause an array of human diseases including autoinflammatory disorders and cancer. It was recently identified that endogenous pyrin-only-proteins (POPs) regulate inflammasomes by directly inhibiting their filament assembly. Here, by combining Rosetta in silico, in vitro, and in cellulo methods, we investigate the target specificity and inhibition mechanisms of POPs. We find here that POP1 is ineffective in directly inhibiting the central inflammasome adaptor ASC. Instead, POP1 acts as a decoy and targets the assembly of upstream receptor pyrin-domain (PYD) filaments such as those of AIM2, IFI16, NLRP3, and NLRP6. Moreover, not only does POP2 directly suppress the nucleation of ASC, but it can also inhibit the elongation of receptor filaments. In addition to inhibiting the elongation of AIM2 and NLRP6 filaments, POP3 potently suppresses the nucleation of ASC. Our Rosetta analyses and biochemical experiments consistently suggest that a combination of favorable and unfavorable interactions between POPs and PYDs is necessary for effective recognition and inhibition. Together, we reveal the intrinsic target redundancy of POPs and their inhibitory mechanisms.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1845003
PAR ID:
10487319
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
eLife
Date Published:
Journal Name:
eLife
Volume:
13
ISSN:
2050-084X
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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