Table 1 The regulatory mechanism of pyroptosis by nuclear proteins.

From: Organelles and cancer cell pyroptosis: overview and perspectives

Target

Mechanism

Cancer Model

Cell lines

Ref.

NF-κB

NF-κB/Caspase-3(8)/GSDME axis activation

Human gastric cancer

BGC823/DDP, SGC7901/DDP

[38]

NF-κB/NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD pathway activation

NSCLC

H1703, PC9

[25]

BRD4

BRD4-NLRP3/GSDMD complex potentiation

Colorectal cancer

SW620, LS174T, HCT116, DLD1

[44]

SIRT1

AMPK/SIRT1/NF-κB signaling axis amplification

General tumor models

HepG2, MCF-7, HCT-15, HT-29

[26]

ATF4

PERK/ATF4-dependent pyroptotic activation

Oral squamous cell carcinoma

CAL27, SCC-7

[10]

NRF2

NRF2/ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 cascade initiation

Esophageal squamous carcinoma

KYSE-30

[19]

NRF2 nuclear exclusion → NLRP3/caspase-1↑

Colorectal cancer

HT29

[21]

HMGB1

HMGB1/RAGE pathway-mediated pyroptosis

Lung cancer

A549, H1299

[45]

  1. Arrows indicate mechanistic relationships (→ activation/induction). Upward arrows (↑) denote increased expression/activity.