POP goes the inflammasome

The PYRIN domain–only protein POP3 inhibits ALR inflammasomes and regulates responses to infection with DNA viruses

(2014) Sonal Khare et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

SnapShot: Inflammasomes

(2013) Maninjay K. Atianand et al.   CELL

Structures of the HIN Domain:DNA Complexes Reveal Ligand Binding and Activation Mechanisms of the AIM2 Inflammasome and IFI16 Receptor

(2012) Tengchuan Jin et al.   IMMUNITY

IFI16 Acts as a Nuclear Pathogen Sensor to Induce the Inflammasome in Response to Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection

(2011) Nagaraj Kerur et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The AIM2 inflammasome is essential for host defense against cytosolic bacteria and DNA viruses

(2010) Vijay A K Rathinam et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

HIN-200 Proteins Regulate Caspase Activation in Response to Foreign Cytoplasmic DNA

(2009) T. L. Roberts et al.   SCIENCE