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