The protein kinase PKR is critical for LPS-induced iNOS production but dispensable for inflammasome activation in macrophages

Novel role of PKR in inflammasome activation and HMGB1 release

(2012) Ben Lu et al.   NATURE

Regulation of inflammasome signaling

(2012) Vijay A K Rathinam et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Sensing and reacting to microbes through the inflammasomes

(2012) Luigi Franchi et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Activation of autophagy by inflammatory signals limits IL-1β production by targeting ubiquitinated inflammasomes for destruction

(2012) Chong-Shan Shi et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Double-Stranded RNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Links Pathogen Sensing with Stress and Metabolic Homeostasis

(2010) Takahisa Nakamura et al.   CELL

The Inflammasomes

(2010) Kate Schroder et al.   CELL

Cutting Edge: TNF-  Mediates Sensitization to ATP and Silica via the NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Absence of Microbial Stimulation

(2009) L. Franchi et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

AIM2 activates the inflammasome and cell death in response to cytoplasmic DNA

(2009) Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri et al.   NATURE

AIM2 recognizes cytosolic dsDNA and forms a caspase-1-activating inflammasome with ASC

(2009) Veit Hornung et al.   NATURE

An orthogonal proteomic-genomic screen identifies AIM2 as a cytoplasmic DNA sensor for the inflammasome

(2009) Tilmann Bürckstümmer et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

PKR Regulates TLR2/TLR4-Dependent Signaling in Murine Alveolar Macrophages

(2007) Maciej Cabanski et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY