Nature Communications (Dec 2020)

DNA-PK deficiency potentiates cGAS-mediated antiviral innate immunity

  • Xiaona Sun,
  • Ting Liu,
  • Jun Zhao,
  • Hansong Xia,
  • Jun Xie,
  • Yu Guo,
  • Li Zhong,
  • Mi Li,
  • Qing Yang,
  • Cheng Peng,
  • Isabelle Rouvet,
  • Alexandre Belot,
  • Hong-Bing Shu,
  • Pinghui Feng,
  • Junjie Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19941-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The enzyme cGAS induces innate immune responses upon recognition of cytosolic DNA. Here, using in vitro and in vivo models, the authors identify DNA-PK as a negative regulator of cGAS signalling.