The cGAS–STING pathway and cancer

N Samson, A Ablasser - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has
emerged as a critical innate immune pathway that, following engagement by DNA, promotes …

The type I interferonopathies: 10 years on

YJ Crow, DB Stetson - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
As brutally demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, an effective immune system is
essential for survival. Developed over evolutionary time, viral nucleic acid detection is a …

The cGAS–STING pathway as a therapeutic target in inflammatory diseases

A Decout, JD Katz, S Venkatraman… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The cGAS–STING signalling pathway has emerged as a key mediator of inflammation in the
settings of infection, cellular stress and tissue damage. Underlying this broad involvement of …

Immunology of aging: the birth of inflammaging

T Fulop, A Larbi, G Pawelec, A Khalil, AA Cohen… - Clinical reviews in …, 2021 - Springer
The inflammaging concept was introduced in 2000 by Prof. Franceschi. This was an
evolutionary or rather a revolutionary conceptualization of the immune changes in response …

Regulation of RIG-I-like receptor-mediated signaling: interaction between host and viral factors

K Onomoto, K Onoguchi, M Yoneyama - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) are RNA sensor molecules that
play essential roles in innate antiviral immunity. Among the three RLRs encoded by the …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery of STING agonists for adjuvanting subunit vaccines

S Van Herck, B Feng, L Tang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Adjuvant is an essential component in subunit vaccines. Many agonists of pathogen
recognition receptors have been developed as potent adjuvants to optimize the …

Endogenous retroelements and the viral mimicry response in cancer therapy and cellular homeostasis

R Chen, CA Ishak, DD De Carvalho - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Features of the cancer epigenome distinguish cancers from their respective cell of origin and
establish therapeutic vulnerabilities that can be exploited through pharmacologic inhibition …

Transfer of cGAMP into bystander cells via LRRC8 volume-regulated anion channels augments STING-mediated interferon responses and anti-viral immunity

C Zhou, X Chen, R Planells-Cases, J Chu, L Wang… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
The enzyme cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) senses cytosolic DNA in infected and
malignant cells and catalyzes the formation of 2′ 3′ cGMP-AMP (cGAMP), which in turn …

Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome

GR Pathare, A Decout, S Glück, S Cavadini… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The DNA sensor cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS) initiates innate immune responses
following microbial infection, cellular stress and cancer. Upon activation by double-stranded …

[HTML][HTML] cGAS phase separation inhibits TREX1-mediated DNA degradation and enhances cytosolic DNA sensing

W Zhou, L Mohr, J Maciejowski, PJ Kranzusch - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) recognition of cytosolic DNA is critical for the
immune response to cancer and pathogen infection. Here, we discover that cGAS-DNA …