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Innate immunity

LPS gets a fresh trim

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Detection of intracellular lipolysaccharide (LPS) activates an immune response initiated by the non-canonical inflammasome. ATGL has now been identified as a negative regulator of this pathway that dampens inflammation by removing LPS’ acyl chains, preventing the activation of inflammatory caspases and cytokines.

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Fig. 1: ATGL modulate LPS detection.

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