Analyzing Necroptosis Using an RIPK1 Kinase Inactive Mouse Model of TNF Shock.

The serine/threonine kinase RIPK1 has numerous biological and pathological functions, mediating prosurvival as well as prodeath apoptotic and necroptotic signaling pathways downstream of various receptors, including death receptors and Toll-like receptors (TLRs). RIPK1 has been implicated in various diseases, including ischemia-reperfusion injury and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The recent generation of RIPK1 kinase inactive mice has enabled us to genetically interrogate the role of RIPK1 kinase-mediated necroptosis in disease models. Here, we describe procedures utilizing kinase inactive Ripk1 mice to analyze necroptosis induction in vitro in bone-marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) and in vivo in a murine model of TNF-induced shock.