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Punching Holes in Cellular Membranes: Biology and Evolution of Gasdermins

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De Schutter, Elke, Roelandt, Ria, Riquet, Franck B., Van Camp, Guy, Wullaert, Andy, Vandenabeele, Peter·2021·Trends in Cell Biology

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The gasdermin (GSDM) family has evolved as six gene clusters (GSDMA-E and Pejvakin, PJVK), and GSDM proteins are characterized by a unique N-terminal domain (N-GSDM). With the exception of PJVK, the N-GSDM domain is capable of executing plasma membrane permeabilization. Depending on the cell death modality, several protease- and kinase-dependent mechanisms directly regulate the activity of GSDME and GSDMD, the two most widely expressed and best-studied GSDMs. We provide an overview of all GSDMs in terms of biological function, tissue expression, activation, regulation, and structure. In-depth phylogenetic analysis reveals that GSDM genes show many gene duplications and deletions, suggesting that strong evolutionary forces and a unique position of the PJVK gene are associated with the occurrence of complex inner-ear development in vertebrates.

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  • The structures enriched in the gasdermin Pfam annotation adopted a similar conformation to that of the mammalian gasdermin N terminus, especially gasdermin E.

    “The structures enriched in the gasdermin Pfam annotation adopted a similar conformation to that of the mammalian gasdermin N terminus, especially of gasdermin E, which is considered to be evolutionary ancient34.”

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Authors
De Schutter, E., Roelandt, R., Riquet, F. B., Van Camp, G., Wullaert, A., & Vandenabeele, P.
Affiliations
  • Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (BE)
  • Université de Lille (FR)
Corresponding author
Vandenabeele, Peter
Venue
Trends in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-06
Volume
31
Issue
6
Pages
500-513
ISSN
0962-8924 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3139151250
Cited by
158
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 10
FWCI
3.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Trends in Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • LillOA (Université de Lille (University Of Lille)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FAF-F/2020/1505, 30826052, BOF20/IBF/039, BOF16/MET_V/007)
  • Universiteit Gent (BOF24Y2019003201)
  • Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
  • Universiteit Antwerpen (42/FA020000/FFB190208)
  • Stichting Tegen Kanker (FAF-F/2016/865)
  • Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS (3G044718, 3G044818, 1.5.091.18N, S008419N, 3G0H5517)
  • European Commission
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › interferon and immune responses
Keywords
gasdermin, gasdermin D, gasdermin E, plasma membrane permeabilization, N-terminal domain, cell death, gene family evolution, gene duplication, gene deletion, phylogenetic analysis, inner ear development, protease regulation, kinase regulation, protein structure
MeSH terms
Animals, Biology, Cell Membrane, Neoplasm Proteins, Phylogeny, Cell Death

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