GSDMD-/- THP-1 cells rescued with wild-type or linker substituted GSDMD were transfected with plasmids encoding nucleocapsid or control vector and then stimulated with 10 μM nigericin for 30 min following pretreatment with 1 μg/ml LPS for 3 h. Cells were immunoblotted with antibodies against the indicated proteins (A) 