NOD2/CARD15
🦠 Bacterial infection
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🧱 Muramyl Dipeptide (MDP)
(from bacterial peptidoglycan)
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🏠 Enters host cell cytoplasm (e.g., gut epithelial cell)
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🧬 NOD2 detects MDP (in cytoplasm)
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🔗 NOD2 oligomerizes + recruits RIP2 kinase (RICK)
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🔥 Activates NF-κB and MAPK pathways
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📢 Cytokine production (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β)
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🛡️ Inflammation + Antimicrobial defenses