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- Title
Guanylate Binding Protein 1 (GBP1): A Key Protein in Inflammatory Pyroptosis.
- Authors
Johns, Colleen Elsa; Galam, Lakshmi
- Abstract
Scientists recently made a significant breakthrough in the recognition of pathogens via guanylate binding protein 1 (GBP1). Wandel et al. [1] in Nature Immunology described their findings where GBP1 acts as a pattern recognition receptor that directly connects to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). GBP1 identifies gram-negative bacteria such as the enteric pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, that enter the cytoplasm of the host cell. GBP1 then quickly connects to LPS and stimulates the assembly of more GBPs in the order of GBP2, GBP3, and GBP4. Subsequently, inflammatory caspase-4 arrives at the GBP1–4 activation platform. Next, the activated caspase-4 drives the cleavage of Gasdermin D, triggering the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-18 (IL-18) leading to inflammatory pyroptosis and cell death. Not only do these remarkable results expand our current understanding of GBP1, but they also carry the potential to develop therapeutic targets for inflammasome-mediated human disorders.
- Subjects
CARRIER proteins; SALMONELLA enterica serovar typhimurium; PYROPTOSIS; PATTERN perception receptors; SALMONELLA enterica; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
- Publication
Cell Biochemistry & Biophysics, 2022, Vol 80, Issue 2, p295
- ISSN
1085-9195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12013-021-01056-y