Gasdermin E (GSDME) is a pyroptotic cell death effector and a promising target for pyroptotic tissue injury. Here, the authors show that methylcobalamin in base-off conformation coordinates to Cys180 in GSDME to prevent caspase-3/GzmB-GSDME interactions and thereby GSDME-mediated liver failure.
- Wanfeng Xu
- Yun Wang
- Lijuan Cao