Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

ZCCHC3 is a co-sensor of cGAS for dsDNA recognition in innate immune response

  • Huan Lian,
  • Jin Wei,
  • Ru Zang,
  • Wen Ye,
  • Qing Yang,
  • Xia-Nan Zhang,
  • Yun-Da Chen,
  • Yu-Zhi Fu,
  • Ming-Ming Hu,
  • Cao-Qi Lei,
  • Wei-Wei Luo,
  • Shu Li,
  • Hong-Bing Shu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05559-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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cGAS is an important mediator of antiviral immune responses, but the regulation of its activity is unknown. Here, the authors identify a zinc finger protein, ZCCHC3, that enhances the binding of cGAS to dsDNA and is important for its activation following viral infection.