Nanoscale organization of the endogenous ASC speck.
iScience
; 26(12): 108382, 2023 Dec 15.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38047065
ABSTRACT
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a central component of the innate immune system. Its activation leads to formation of the ASC speck, a supramolecular assembly of the inflammasome adaptor protein ASC. Different models, based on ASC overexpression, have been proposed for the structure of the ASC speck. Using dual-color 3D super-resolution imaging (dSTORM and DNA-PAINT), we visualized the ASC speck structure following NLRP3 inflammasome activation using endogenous ASC expression. A complete structure was only obtainable by labeling with both anti-ASC antibodies and nanobodies. The complex varies in diameter between â¼800 and 1000 nm, and is composed of a dense core with emerging filaments. Dual-color confocal fluorescence microscopy indicated that the ASC speck does not colocalize with the microtubule-organizing center at late time points after Nigericin stimulation. From super-resolution images of whole cells, the ASC specks were sorted into a pseudo-time sequence indicating that they become denser but not larger during formation.
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MEDLINE
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En
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IScience
Year:
2023
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Article
Affiliation country:
Alemania