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AIM2 and NLRP3 inflammasomes activate both apoptotic and pyroptotic death pathways via ASC
Inflammasomes are protein complexes assembled upon recognition of infection or cell damage signals, and serve as platforms for clustering and activation of procaspase-1. Oligomerisation of initiating proteins ...
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Macrophage Activation by Immunostimulatory DNA
Activation of macrophages/dendritic cells appears to be of crucial importance in vivo in immunostimulation by foreign DNA. Immune cell activation by bacterial DNA was first observed using mixed spleen cell cul...