Phase separation as a new form of regulation in innate immunity

L Wang, W Zhou - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Innate immunity is essential for the host against pathogens, cancer, and autoimmunity. The
innate immune system encodes many sensor, adaptor, and effector proteins and relies on …

Understanding nucleic acid sensing and its therapeutic applications

LZ Kong, SM Kim, C Wang, SY Lee, SC Oh… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Nucleic acid sensing is involved in viral infections, immune response-related diseases, and
therapeutics. Based on the composition of nucleic acids, nucleic acid sensors are defined as …

[HTML][HTML] Triggering endogenous Z-RNA sensing for anti-tumor therapy through ZBP1-dependent necroptosis

T Yang, G Wang, M Zhang, X Hu, Q Li, F Yun, Y Xing… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
ZBP1 senses viral Z-RNAs to induce necroptotic cell death to restrain viral infection. ZBP1 is
also thought to recognize host cell-derived Z-RNAs to regulate organ development and …

Regulation of cGAS activity by RNA‐modulated phase separation

S Chen, M Rong, Y Lv, D Zhu, Y Xiang - EMBO reports, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract Cyclic GMP‐AMP synthase (cGAS) is a double‐stranded DNA (dsDNA) sensor that
functions in the innate immune system. Upon binding dsDNA, cGAS and dsDNA form phase …

Nsp1 proteins of human coronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV2 inhibit stress granule formation

SM Dolliver, M Kleer, MP Bui-Marinos, S Ying… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Stress granules (SGs) are cytoplasmic condensates that often form as part of the cellular
antiviral response. Despite the growing interest in understanding the interplay between SGs …

Gadd45β is critical for regulation of type I interferon signaling by facilitating G3BP-mediated stress granule formation

WAG Chathuranga, C Nikapitiya, JH Kim… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Stress granules (SGs) constitute a signaling hub that plays a critical role in type I interferon
responses. Here, we report that growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible beta (Gadd45β) …

Inhibitory targeting cGAS-STING-TBK1 axis: Emerging strategies for autoimmune diseases therapy

M Zhang, Y Zou, X Zhou, J Zhou - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The cGAS-STING signaling plays an integral role in the host immune response, and the
abnormal activation of cGAS-STING is highly related to various autoimmune diseases …

cGAS‐STING pathway agonists are promising vaccine adjuvants

X Tian, J Ai, X Tian, X Wei - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Adjuvants are of critical value in vaccine development as they act on enhancing
immunogenicity of antigen and inducing long‐lasting immunity. However, there are only a …

[HTML][HTML] ZYG11B potentiates the antiviral innate immune response by enhancing cGAS-DNA binding and condensation

J Zhang, EC Zhou, Y He, ZL Chai, BZ Ji, Y Tu… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
As a key dsDNA recognition receptor, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-AMP
synthase (cGAS) plays a vital role in innate immune responses. Activated cGAS, by sensing …

Biomolecular condensates: phasing in regulated host–pathogen interactions

K Chen, X Cao - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
Biomolecular condensates are membraneless organelles formed through liquid–liquid
phase separation. Innate immunity is essential to host defense against infections, but …