NLRP1, Official Symbol NLRP1provided by HGNC Official Full Name NLR family pyrin domain containing 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14374 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000091592 MIM:606636; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14374 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as NAC; JRRP; MSPC; AIADK; CARD7; CIDED; NALP1; SLEV1; DEFCAP; PP1044; VAMAS1; CLR17.1; DEFCAP-L/S Summary This gene encodes a member of the Ced-4 family of apoptosis proteins. Ced-family members contain a caspase recruitment domain (CARD) and are known to be key mediators of programmed cell death. The encoded protein contains a distinct N-terminal pyrin-like motif, which is possibly involved in protein-protein interactions. This protein interacts strongly with caspase 2 and weakly with caspase 9. Overexpression of this gene was demonstrated to induce apoptosis in cells. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene, but the biological validity of some variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in skin (RPKM 23.7), spleen (RPKM 21.9) and 21 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all