Cellular functions of cGAS-STING signaling

C Chen, P Xu - Trends in cell biology, 2023‏ - cell.com
Abstract Cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS) senses misplaced genomic,
mitochondrial, and microbial double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) to synthesize 2′ 3′-cGAMP …

Bacterial origins of human cell-autonomous innate immune mechanisms

T Wein, R Sorek - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022‏ - nature.com
The cell-autonomous innate immune system enables animal cells to resist viral infection.
This system comprises an array of sensors that, after detecting viral molecules, activate the …

Immune response in COVID-19: what is next?

Q Li, Y Wang, Q Sun, J Knopf, M Herrmann… - Cell Death & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a global pandemic for more
than 2 years and it still impacts our daily lifestyle and quality in unprecedented ways. A …

Activation of innate immune cGAS-STING pathway contributes to Alzheimer's pathogenesis in 5× FAD mice

X **e, G Ma, X Li, J Zhao, Z Zhao, J Zeng - Nature aging, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract cGAS senses microbial and host-derived double-stranded DNA in cytoplasm to
trigger cellular innate immune response in a STING-dependent manner; however, it remains …

Structures and mechanisms in the cGAS-STING innate immunity pathway

X Zhang, X Bai, ZJ Chen - Immunity, 2020‏ - cell.com
Besides its role as the blueprint of life, DNA can also alert the cell to the presence of
microbial pathogens as well as damaged or malignant cells. A major sensor of DNA that …

DNA sensing by the cGAS–STING pathway in health and disease

M Motwani, S Pesiridis, KA Fitzgerald - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019‏ - nature.com
The detection of pathogens through nucleic acid sensors is a defining principle of innate
immunity. RNA-sensing and DNA-sensing receptors sample subcellular compartments for …

cGLRs are a diverse family of pattern recognition receptors in innate immunity

Y Li, KM Slavik, HC Toyoda, BR Morehouse… - Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Summary Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is an enzyme in human cells that controls an
immune response to cytosolic DNA. Upon binding DNA, cGAS synthesizes a nucleotide …

Nanotechnology for COVID-19: therapeutics and vaccine research

G Chauhan, MJ Madou, S Kalra, V Chopra, D Ghosh… - ACS …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The current global health threat by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requires
an urgent deployment of advanced therapeutic options available. The role of …

Long 3′ UTRs predispose neurons to inflammation by promoting immunostimulatory double-stranded RNA formation

TJ Dorrity, H Shin, KA Wiegand, J Aruda… - Science …, 2023‏ - science.org
Loss of RNA homeostasis underlies numerous neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory
diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms that trigger neuroinflammation are poorly …

NLRP3 inflammasome—a key player in antiviral responses

C Zhao, W Zhao - Frontiers in immunology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
The NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is an
oligomeric complex comprised of the NOD-like receptor NLRP3, the adaptor ASC, and …