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cGAS facilitates sensing of extracellular cyclic dinucleotides to activate innate immunity

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Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) are important second messenger molecules in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Within host cells, cytosolic CDNs are detected by STING and alert the host by activating innate immunity characterized by type I interferon (IFN) responses. Extracellular bacteria and dying cells can release CDNs, but sensing of extracellular CDNs (eCDNs) by mammalian cells remains elusive. Here, we report that endocytosis facilitates internalization of eCDNs. The DNA sensor cGAS facilitates se...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.15252/embr.201846293

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ORCID:
0000-0002-3338-6291
Publisher:
EMBO Press Publisher's website
Journal:
EMBO Reports Journal website
Volume:
20
Issue:
4
Article number:
e46293
Publication date:
2019-03-14
Acceptance date:
2019-02-12
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EISSN:
1469-3178
ISSN:
1469-221X
Pmid:
30872316
Language:
English
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pubs:984887
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uuid:3c336618-9f72-4160-8916-2ed3a98a305e
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pubs:984887
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984887
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2019-04-12

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