AIM2 is a cytoplasmic sensor that recognizes dsDNA of microbial or host origin. AIM2 is a cytoplasmic sensor that recognizes dsDNA of microbial or host origin. After binding to DNA, AIM2 assembles with other components into a multi-protein complex called the inflammasome, which drives the pyroptosis and proteolytic cleavage of the pro-inflammatory cytokines pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18.
Creative Bioarray can provide customers with AIM2 inflammasome activation services and detection services of ASC, AIM2 caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, IL-18 and other proteins or genes. Creative Bioarray is committed to helping customers better study AIM2 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis.
AIM2 is an important inflammasome component that acts as a sensor that triggers inflammasome activation, pyroptosis, and IL-1β and IL-18 release in response to intracellularly delivered dsDNA. AIM2 senses potentially dangerous cytoplasmic DNA, and AIM2 that recognizes dsDNA recruits ASCs through PYD homotypic interactions. ASC in turn recruits pro-caspase-1 through CARD-CARD interactions, leading to the cleavage of pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18, which ultimately leads to the secretion of mature IL-1β and IL-18.
Regulation of the activation of the AIM2 inflammasome. (Man, SM et al., 2016)
The AIM2 inflammasome plays an irreplaceable role in host innate immunity and is involved in the development of psoriasis, dermatitis, arthritis, and other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Therefore, studying AIM2 inflammasome activation is of great significance for the development of therapeutics for inflammatory diseases.
Our services mainly include in vitro induction of AIM2 inflammasome activation and AIM2-dependent pyroptosis detection.
The first step (establishing an in vitro model):
Classic in vitro models of activation of the AIM2 inflammasome include THP-1 and BMDMs. We first treated THP-1 with PMA for a period of time to induce THP-1 from monocytes to suitable macrophages, or isolated bone marrow cells from mouse femurs and tibiae and induced them to BMDM cells.
The second step (induction of AIM2 inflammasome activation):
After LPS-induced macrophages for a period of time, transfection with poly(dA:dT) for several hours fully induced the activation of AIM2 inflammasome.
Cells and supernatants were collected after stimulation. We analyze the relative protein levels of Gasdermin D, Caspase-1, AIM2, ASC, IL-1β by Western blotting. We assess LDH levels in the supernatant by an LDH assay kit. We detect IL-1β, IL-18 and TNF-α in the supernatant by ELISA. We detect relative mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-1α, IL-18, IL-6 and TNF-α by qPCR. We examine the interaction between ASC and AIM2 by co-immunoprecipitation. We analyze the localization of AIM2 and ASC in cells by confocal microscopy.
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