Monitoring Calcium Fluxes and Lysosome Exocytosis During Pyroptosis

Wendy P. Loomis, Tessa Bergsbaken

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Abstract

Inflammasome-mediated activation of inflammatory caspases (caspase-1, caspase-4, caspase-5, caspase-11) initiates a cascade of cellular events that lead to proinflammatory cell death, or pyroptosis. Proteolytic cleavage of gasdermin D results in the formation of transmembrane pores that allow the release of mature cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Gasdermin pores also allow calcium influx through the plasma membrane, triggering the fusion of lysosomal compartments with the cell surface and release of their contents into the extracellular milieu in a process termed lysosome exocytosis. This chapter outlines methods for measuring calcium flux, lysosome exocytosis, and membrane disruption after inflammatory caspase activation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages171-178
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2641
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Keywords

  • Calcium
  • Gasdermin D
  • Inflammation
  • Inflammatory caspases
  • Lysosome exocytosis
  • Pyroptosis

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