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Cytosolic transfer of circulating LPS by EVs

Nature Cell Biology volume 25, pages 1729–1731 (2023)Cite this article

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The main barriers for intracellular receptors to sense circulating pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) is how these PAMPs enter the cells. A study reveals that extracellular vesicles (EVs) bind lipopolysaccharide (LPS) via the lipid bilayer and mediates LPS intracellular transfer in a CD14-dependent endocytosis to activate noncanonical NLRP3 inflammasome and pyroptosis.

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Fig. 1: EV-mediated intracellular transfer of LPS induces noncanonical inflammasome activation.

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  2. The CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

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Huang, Y., Zhou, R. Cytosolic transfer of circulating LPS by EVs. Nat Cell Biol 25, 1729–1731 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-023-01283-w

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