mediumDiagnostic advance2022-11-03

Cryo-sensitive aggregation mechanism explains cold-triggered FCAS

Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes

Summary

Karasawa et al. (2022) showed CAPS-associated NLRP3 mutants form cryo-sensitive aggregates that scaffold inflammasome activation, providing mechanistic explanation for cold-triggered FCAS episodes (eLife).

ID: cryopyrin-associated-periodic-syndromes-update-2Type: diagnostic_advanceImpact: medium