Biology:NLRP10

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
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NLRP10, short for NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 10, is an intracellular protein of mammals that functions in apoptosis and the immune system. It is also known as NALP10, NOD8, PAN5, Pynod, and CLR11.1, and is one of 14 pyrin domain containing members of the NOD-like receptor family of cytoplasmic receptors, although it differs from other NOD-like receptors by lacking the characteristic leucine-rich repeat domain. It is also believed that it helps regulate the inflammatory response. NLRP10 reduces inflammatory and innate immune responses by inhibiting the activity of two proteins associated with the inflammasome; caspase-1 and PYCARD.[1][2]

References

  1. "PYNOD, a novel Apaf-1/CED4-like protein is an inhibitor of ASC and caspase-1". Int. Immunol. 16 (6): 777–86. June 2004. doi:10.1093/intimm/dxh081. PMID 15096476. 
  2. "Anti-inflammatory activity of PYNOD and its mechanism in humans and mice". J. Immunol. 184 (10): 5874–84. May 2010. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0900779. PMID 20393137. 

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