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Caroline Schönfeld

University of TübingenORCID 0000-0002-7072-0084Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Alexander N.R. WeberiD· 1 shared Ana Tapia‐AbellániD· 1 shared Christopher J. FaradyiD· 1 shared Corinna Gehring-Khav· 1 shared Fehime Kara EroğluiD· 1 shared Gaopeng LiiD· 1 shared Helmut BischofiD· 1 shared Inga V. HochheiseriD· 1 shared

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NLRP3 acts as a direct sensor of intracellular potassium ions

Ana Tapia‐Abellán, L.-M. Funk, Tobias Schäfer, Jelena Grga, Jane Torp, Corinna Gehring-Khav, Inga V. Hochheiser, Caroline Schönfeld, Maria Mateo Tortola, Fehime Kara Eroğlu, Gaopeng Li, Helmut Bischof, Robert Łukowski, Jasmin Beate Kuemmerle-Deschner, Liudmila Andreeva, , Alexander N.R. Weber

This study shows that NLRP3 directly senses intracellular potassium ions, with K+ levels regulating its conformation and inflammasome activation.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2026 · PreprintImmunology