Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Inflammasome activation drives gasdermin-independent plasma membrane rupture by clustering ninjurin-1 in macrophages
Tadayoshi Karasawa, Hidetoshi Aizawa, Takanori Komada…·Masafumi Takahashi
This study shows inflammasome activation causes necrotic cell death in macrophages without gasdermin D or E by clustering ninjurin-1, leading to plasma membrane rupture and IL-1β release.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.10.717393