Viperin reveals its true function

EE Rivera-Serrano, AS Gizzi, JJ Arnold… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Most cells respond to viral infections by activating innate immune pathways that lead to the
induction of antiviral restriction factors. One such factor, viperin, was discovered almost two …

The emerging roles of IFIT3 in antiviral innate immunity and cellular biology

W Zhang, Y Li, S Xin, L Yang, M Jiang… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The interferon‐inducible protein with tetrapeptide repeats 3 (IFIT3) is one of the most
important members in both the IFIT family and interferon‐stimulated genes family. IFIT3 has …

Human airway and nasal organoids reveal escalating replicative fitness of SARS-CoV-2 emerging variants

C Li, J Huang, Y Yu, Z Wan, MC Chiu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The high transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants was generally ascribed to
immune escape. It remained unclear whether the emerging variants have gradually …

[HTML][HTML] Adenosine-to-inosine editing of endogenous Z-form RNA by the deaminase ADAR1 prevents spontaneous MAVS-dependent type I interferon responses

Q Tang, RE Rigby, GR Young, AK Hvidt, T Davis… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Nucleic acids are powerful triggers of innate immunity and can adopt the Z-conformation, an
unusual left-handed double helix. Here, we studied the biological function (s) of Z-RNA …

[HTML][HTML] Translation stress and collided ribosomes are co-activators of cGAS

L Wan, S Juszkiewicz, D Blears, PK Bajpe, Z Han… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway
senses cytosolic DNA and induces interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) to activate the innate …

The identity and methylation status of the first transcribed nucleotide in eukaryotic mRNA 5′ cap modulates protein expression in living cells

PJ Sikorski, M Warminski, D Kubacka… - Nucleic Acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Methylguanosine 5′ cap on mRNA is necessary for efficient protein expression in vitro and
in vivo. Recent studies revealed structural diversity of endogenous mRNA caps, which carry …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptomatic infection of Marburg virus reservoir bats is explained by a strategy of immunoprotective disease tolerance

JC Guito, JB Prescott, CE Arnold, BR Amman… - Current biology, 2021 - cell.com
Marburg virus (MARV) is among the most virulent pathogens of primates, including humans.
Contributors to severe MARV disease include immune response suppression and …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of extracellular ISG15 signaling by pathogens and viral effector proteins

CD Swaim, LA Canadeo, KJ Monte, S Khanna… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
ISG15 is a ubiquitin-like modifier that also functions extracellularly, signaling through the
LFA-1 integrin to promote interferon (IFN)-γ release from natural killer (NK) and T cells. The …

Type I interferon signaling, regulation and gene stimulation in chronic virus infection

S Lukhele, GM Boukhaled, DG Brooks - Seminars in immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Type I Interferons (IFN-I) mediate numerous immune interactions during viral
infections, from the establishment of an antiviral state to invoking and regulating innate and …

[HTML][HTML] The early local and systemic Type I interferon responses to ultraviolet B light exposure are cGAS dependent

S Skopelja-Gardner, J An, J Tai, L Tanaka, X Sun… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Most systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are photosensitive and ultraviolet B light
(UVB) exposure worsens cutaneous disease and precipitates systemic flares of disease …