Component

pyroptotic cytotoxic execution

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What acts on it

  1. GSDMD-N-induced cytotoxicity involves PLCG1 and calcium downstream of GSDMD cleavage in the tested macrophage model.

    cleaved GSDMD N-terminal fragment → pyroptotic cytotoxic execution source_derived_draftliterature_reviewed:direct_experimental
    Experimental context and source evidence
    cell_type
    Macrophages
    experimental_model
    Myeloid Gpx4 models, macrophage cytosolic LPS/E. coli and mouse sepsis
    limitations
    Does not put PLCG1 downstream in every inflammatory signaling pathway.
    organism
    Mus musculus

    Selenium: literature corrections and mechanism additions · lines 1396–1406

    Metabolic Ledger literature curation, 17 September 2026; primary papers linked individually · supports · Myeloid Gpx4 models, macrophage cytosolic LPS/E. coli and mouse sepsis · secondary_verified · secondary_verified

    ## gsdmd-plcg1 The PLCG1/calcium execution phase follows gasdermin cleavage. GSDMD-N-induced cytotoxicity involves PLCG1 and calcium downstream of GSDMD cleavage in the tested macrophage model. Organism: Mus musculus Cell type: Macrophages Experimental model: Myeloid Gpx4 models, macrophage cytosolic LPS/E. coli and mouse sepsis Limitations: Does not put PLCG1 downstream in every inflammatory signaling pathway. Primary reference: [Lipid peroxidation drives gasdermin D-mediated pyroptosis in lethal polymicrobial sepsis](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6043361/)
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