Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor (NLR) pyrin domain (PYD)-containing protein 12 (NLRP12; also known as NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 12 or NALP12) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NLRP12 gene.[5][6][7]
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Aliases | NLRP12, CLR19.3, FCAS2, NALP12, PAN6, PYPAF7, RNO, RNO2, NLR family, pyrin domain containing 12, NLR family pyrin domain containing 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 609648 MGI: 2676630 HomoloGene: 16972 GeneCards: NLRP12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NLRPs, or NALPs, are cytoplasmic innate immune sensors that form a subfamily within the larger CATERPILLER protein family. Most short NLRP proteins, including NLRP12, have an N-terminal pyrin (MEFV; MIM 608107) domain (PYD), followed by a NACHT domain, a NACHT-associated domain (NAD), and a C-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR) region. The long NALP, NALP1 (MIM 606636), also has a C-terminal extension containing a function to find domain (FIIND) and a caspase recruitment domain (CARD). Some NLRPs, including NLRP12, are implicated in the activation of proinflammatory caspases (e.g., CASP1; MIM 147678) via their involvement in multiprotein complexes called inflammasomes in context-dependent manners (Tschopp et al., 2003).[supplied by OMIM][7]
NLRP12 is an innate immune cytosolic sensor and signaling molecule linked to several infections and inflammatory disorders.[8] It can form multimeric protein cell death complexes known as inflammasomes and PANoptosomes in response to specific stimuli.[9][10][11][12] NLRP12 has been reported as both a positive and negative regulator of immune signaling in context-dependent manners.[13][14][15] Infection with certain pathogens, such as Yersinia pestis or Plasmodium chabaudi, activates the NLRP12 inflammasome to release the inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18, which may help protect against severe infection.[8][10][11][12] However, NLRP12 acts as a negative regulator of the NF-kB and MAPK signaling pathways following infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, vesicular stomatitis virus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and in certain malignancies.[8][16] NLRP12 also inhibits signaling in T cells, which is linked to reduced atypical neuroinflammation and atopic dermatitis in mouse models.[17] NLRP12 has also been identified as an innate immune sensor that triggers inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, and pathology when heme is combined with specific components of cellular injury or infection.[11][12] This combination enables NLRP12 to assemble the NLRP12-PANoptosome and trigger cell death via caspase-8 and RIPK3. NLRP12 expression is also elevated in patients with hemolytic diseases such as sickle cell disease and malaria, as well as infections such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and bacterial pneumonia.[18][19] Deletion of Nlrp12 protects against pathology in animal models of hemolytic disease.[11][12]