Tschopp et al. demonstrated that MSU is capable of activating the NLRP3 inflammasome to process and secrete active IL-1β [ 5].
ASC is capable of activating the wild type caspase-1 but not the cysteine active site mutant of caspase-1.
A protein (PauA) secreted by this bacterium is capable of activating plasminogen from sheep and cattle.
For example, it acts as an antioxidant, neutralizing harmful oxidative radicals, and it is capable of activating certain antioxidant enzymes.
We showed that non-junctional Dsg3 forms a complex with and is capable of activating Ezrin, which regulates actin-based cell shape change and migratory behavior.
We have presented an efficient Ni-based catalytic system that is capable of activating the C F bonds of fluoroarenes in the absence of additional ligands to provide aryl silanes in good to high yield.
Streptokinase, an extracellular protein produced by Streptococci, is capable of activating the human fibrinolytic zymogen plasminogen.
The beta(1 -AR is capable of activating adenylate cyclase via G(s), and can also activate the extracellular-regulated kinases, p44 and p42 (ERK1 -AR
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Neither event alone is capable of activating caspases.
Also, previous reports have shown that HBx is capable of activating STAT3 via some mechanisms [40], [41].
