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| Title |
Sequence-specific activation of the DNA sensor cGAS by Y-form DNA structures as found in primary HIV-1 cDNA
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| Published in |
Nature Immunology, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1038/ni.3267 |
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| Authors |
Anna-Maria Herzner, Cristina Amparo Hagmann, Marion Goldeck, Steven Wolter, Kirsten Kübler, Sabine Wittmann, Thomas Gramberg, Liudmila Andreeva, Karl-Peter Hopfner, Christina Mertens, Thomas Zillinger, Tengchuan Jin, Tsan Sam Xiao, Eva Bartok, Christoph Coch, Damian Ackermann, Veit Hornung, Janos Ludwig, Winfried Barchet, Gunther Hartmann, Martin Schlee |
| Abstract |
Cytosolic DNA that emerges during infection with a retrovirus or DNA virus triggers antiviral type I interferon responses. So far, only double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) over 40 base pairs (bp) in length has been considered immunostimulatory. Here we found that unpaired DNA nucleotides flanking short base-paired DNA stretches, as in stem-loop structures of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) derived from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), activated the type I interferon-inducing DNA sensor cGAS in a sequence-dependent manner. DNA structures containing unpaired guanosines flanking short (12- to 20-bp) dsDNA (Y-form DNA) were highly stimulatory and specifically enhanced the enzymatic activity of cGAS. Furthermore, we found that primary HIV-1 reverse transcripts represented the predominant viral cytosolic DNA species during early infection of macrophages and that these ssDNAs were highly immunostimulatory. Collectively, our study identifies unpaired guanosines in Y-form DNA as a highly active, minimal cGAS recognition motif that enables detection of HIV-1 ssDNA. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 73% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 27% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 263 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 69 | 26% |
| Researcher | 53 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 9% |
| Other | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 13% |
| Unknown | 39 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 71 | 27% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 59 | 22% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 46 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Unknown | 44 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 99. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 September 2023.
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