NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3
BE0010347ProteinHumansNLRP3
Sensor component of the NLRP3 inflammasome, which mediates inflammasome activation in response to defects in membrane integrity, leading to secretion of inflammatory cytokines IL1B and IL18 and pyroptosis (PubMed:16407889, PubMed:18403674, PubMed:18604214, PubMed:23582325, PubMed:25686105, PubMed:27929086, PubMed:28656979,... It is acted on by 17 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- NLRP3
- UniProtKB entry
- Q96P20Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm, cytosol
- Residues / weight
- 1,036 residues · 118,171 Da
- Also known as
- 3.6.4.- · Angiotensin/vasopressin receptor AII/AVP-like · C1orf7 · Caterpiller protein 1.1 · CIAS1
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of October 31, 2023
Which approved drugs act on NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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