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[NLRC4 inflammasomes]
The NLRC4 inflammasome is also being referred to as the IPAF inflammasome, which can process the precursor of IL1-beta and/or IL18. It is one of several molecular assemblies known as inflammasome. It is composed of NLRC4 (a member of the NLR family), the molecular adapter ASC, and caspase-1 (Mariathasan et al, 2004).
For other proteins/peptides with functions in innate immunity and/or antimicrobial activities see also: Innate immunity and defense peptides Dictionary.
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