High mobility group box 1(HMGB1)is an evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin-binding protein.During infection or injury,activated immune cells and damaged cells release HMGB1 into the extracellular space,where...High mobility group box 1(HMGB1)is an evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin-binding protein.During infection or injury,activated immune cells and damaged cells release HMGB1 into the extracellular space,where HMGB1 functions as a proinflammatory mediator and contributes importantly to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.Recent studies reveal that infl ammasomes,intracellular protein complexes,critically regulate HMGB1 release from activated immune cells in response to a variety of exogenous and endogenous danger signals.Double stranded RNA dependent kinase(PKR),an intracellular danger-sensing molecule,physically interacts with inflammasome components and is important for infl ammasome activation and HMGB1 release.Together,these studies not only unravel novel mechanisms of HMGB1 release during infl ammation,but also provide potential therapeutic targets to treat HMGB1-related infl ammatory diseases.展开更多
文摘High mobility group box 1(HMGB1)is an evolutionarily conserved non-histone chromatin-binding protein.During infection or injury,activated immune cells and damaged cells release HMGB1 into the extracellular space,where HMGB1 functions as a proinflammatory mediator and contributes importantly to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.Recent studies reveal that infl ammasomes,intracellular protein complexes,critically regulate HMGB1 release from activated immune cells in response to a variety of exogenous and endogenous danger signals.Double stranded RNA dependent kinase(PKR),an intracellular danger-sensing molecule,physically interacts with inflammasome components and is important for infl ammasome activation and HMGB1 release.Together,these studies not only unravel novel mechanisms of HMGB1 release during infl ammation,but also provide potential therapeutic targets to treat HMGB1-related infl ammatory diseases.
