Viral Z-RNA triggers ZBP1-dependent cell death

S Balachandran, ES Mocarski - Current opinion in virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Z-DNA Binding protein 1 (ZBP1) activates Receptor Interacting Protein Kinase 3 (RIPK3)-
dependent cell death during lytic infection by members of the orthomyxovirus, herpesvirus …

ADAR1 masks the cancer immunotherapeutic promise of ZBP1-driven necroptosis

T Zhang, C Yin, A Fedorov, L Qiao, H Bao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Only a small proportion of patients with cancer show lasting responses to immune
checkpoint blockade (ICB)-based monotherapies. The RNA-editing enzyme ADAR1 is an …

Structure and formation of Z-DNA and Z-RNA

JB Krall, PJ Nichols, MA Henen, Q Vicens, B Vögeli - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite structural differences between the right-handed conformations of A-RNA and B-
DNA, both nucleic acids adopt very similar, left-handed Z-conformations. In contrast to their …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza virus Z-RNAs induce ZBP1-mediated necroptosis

T Zhang, C Yin, DF Boyd, G Quarato, JP Ingram… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Influenza A virus (IAV) is a lytic RNA virus that triggers receptor-interacting serine/threonine-
protein kinase 3 (RIPK3)-mediated pathways of apoptosis and mixed lineage kinase domain …

Z-Form Adoption of Nucleic Acid is a Multi-Step Process Which Proceeds through a Melted Intermediate

PJ Nichols, JB Krall, MA Henen, R Welty… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The left-handed Z-conformation of nucleic acids can be adopted by both DNA and RNA
when bound by Zα domains found within a variety of innate immune response proteins. Zα …

Oligonucleotides DNA containing 8-trifluoromethyl-2′-deoxyguanosine for observing Z-DNA structure

HL Bao, T Masuzawa, T Oyoshi, Y Xu - Nucleic Acids Research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Z-DNA is known to be a left-handed alternative form of DNA and has important biological
roles as well as being related to cancer and other genetic diseases. It is therefore important …

A genetic instruction code based on DNA conformation

A Herbert - Trends in Genetics, 2019 - cell.com
Flipons are sequences capable of forming either right-or left-handed DNA under
physiological conditions, forming a class of dissipative structures that trade metabolic energy …

Z‐Nucleic Acid Sensing and Activation of ZBP1 in Cellular Physiology and Disease Pathogenesis

S Mishra, AA Dey, S Kesavardhana - Immunological Reviews, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Z‐nucleic acid binding protein 1 (ZBP1) is an innate immune sensor
recognizing nucleic acids in Z‐conformation. Upon Z‐nucleic acid sensing, ZBP1 triggers …

Formation of left-handed helices by C2′-fluorinated nucleic acids under physiological salt conditions

R El-Khoury, C Cabrero, S Movilla, H Kaur… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Recent findings in cell biology have rekindled interest in Z-DNA, the left-handed helical form
of DNA. We report here that two minimally modified nucleosides, 2′ F-araC and 2′ F …

A fish herpesvirus highlights functional diversities among Zα domains related to phase separation induction and A-to-Z conversion

MA Diallo, S Pirotte, Y Hu, L Morvan… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Zalpha (Zα) domains bind to left-handed Z-DNA and Z-RNA. The Zα domain protein family
includes cellular (ADAR1, ZBP1 and PKZ) and viral (vaccinia virus E3 and cyprinid …