VopQ and VopS inhibit speck formation by ASC.

<p><b>A.</b> BMMs from NLRP3-deficient (<i>Nlrp3</i>^−/−) mice were infected with indicated bacteria for one hour, and then immunostained with FITC-labeled anti-ASC antibody (green) and Cy5-labeled anti-<i>V. parahaemolyticus</i> antibody (red). The merged images were shown. Bar, 10 µm. <b>B.</b> Quantitative data of number of speck-forming macrophages in <b>A</b>. Data are presented as the means ± SD of triplicate samples. *p<0.05.