title: Clean Up after Yourself.
abstract: NLRP3 inflammasome activation is accompanied by induction of mitochondrial damage. In the current issue of Cell, Zhong et al. describe an intracellular mechanism orchestrated by NF-κB to remove inflammasome-activating damaged mitochondria and prevent pathologic inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lepelley
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: sg2715@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Sankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D058847:Inflammasomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D052002:NF-kappa B p50 Subunit / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D058847:Inflammasomes; D052002:NF-kappa B p50 Subunit