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Necroptosis, the Other Main Caspase-Independent Cell Death

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Ferroptosis: Mechanism and Diseases

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The past decades witnessed the discovery of novel modes of cell death, such as ferroptosis, pyroptosis and necroptosis, all of them presenting common necrotic traits. In this chapter, we revisit the early discoveries that unveiled necroptosis as a distinct cell death mechanism. We describe necroptosis, its main regulators and their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis and in the disease state. We conclude by discussing its phenotypic similarities with ferroptosis and the possible crosstalk between these pathways.

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Abbreviations

4HB:

N-terminal four-helix-bundle

AML:

Acute myeloid leukemia

ATP:

Adenosine triphosphate

BSO:

buthionine sulfoximine

CDC37:

Cell Division Cycle 37

cFLIP:

CASP8 and FADD-like Apoptosis Regulator

cIAPs:

Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis

CLL:

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CrmA:

Cytokine Response Modifier A

CYLD:

Lysine 63 Deubiquitinase

DAI:

DNA-dependent activator of IFN regulatory factors

DAMPs:

Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns

DR:

Death Receptor

ESCRT-III:

Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport III

FADD:

Fas-Associated Protein with Death Domain

FasL:

Fas ligand

FIN56:

Ferroptosis inducer 56

FINO2:

Ferroptosis inducer endoperoxide

GPX4:

Glutathione peroxidase 4

GSH:

Glutathione

HGMB-1:

High-Mobility Group Box 1 protein

HSP90:

Heat-Shock Protein 90

HSV:

Herpes Simplex virus

IAV:

Influenza A virus

ICP-6/10:

Infected cell protein 6/10

IE1:

Immediate-Early gene product 1

LUBAC:

Linear Ubiquitin Chain Assembly Complex

M45/vIRA:

Viral inhibitor of RIP activation

MAPK :

Mitogen-activated protein kinases

MCMV:

murine cytomegalovirus

MDA-5:

Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5

MLKL:

Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain Like Pseudokinase

NADPH:

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

Nec-1:

Necrostatin-1

NF-κB:

Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells

NS1:

Non-structural protein 1

PI3K:

Phosphoinositide 3-kinases

Ppm1b:

Phosphatase 1b

PRR:

Pattern Recognition Receptors

PTGS2:

Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2

RHIM:

RIP Homology Motifs

RIPK1:

Receptor-Interacting Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase 1

RIPK3:

Receptor-Interacting Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase 3

RSL3:

RAS-selective lethal

TLR3/4:

Toll-like receptor-3/4

TNF:

Tumour Necrosis Factor

TNFR1:

Tumour Necrosis Factor Receptor 1

TRADD:

TNFRSF1A-associated via death domain

TRAF2/5:

TNF receptor associated factors 2/5

TRAIL:

TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand

TRPM:

Transient receptor potential melastatin

VV :

Vaccinia virus

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This work was supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil, through the grants #2016/17628-0 and #2017/25009-1.

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Zanetti, L.C., Weinlich, R. (2021). Necroptosis, the Other Main Caspase-Independent Cell Death. In: Florez, A.F., Alborzinia, H. (eds) Ferroptosis: Mechanism and Diseases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1301. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62026-4_7

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