NEK7 phosphorylation amplifies NLRP3 inflammasome activation downstream of potassium efflux and gasdermin D

Authors: Jie Xu, Lingzhi Zhang, Yanhui Duan, Fangyuan Sun, Nouha Odeh, Yuan He, Gabriel Núñez

Published: 2025-01-03

DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adl2993

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Abstract

The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a critical role in innate immunity and inflammatory diseases. NIMA-related kinase 7 (NEK7) is essential for inflammasome activation, and its interaction with NLRP3 is enhanced by K