摘要
The host takes use of pattern recognition receptors （PRRs） to defend against pathogen invasion or cellular damage. Among microorganism-associated molecular patterns detected by host PRRs, nucleic acids derived from bacteria or viruses are tightly supervised, providing a fundamental mechanism of host defense. Pathogenic DNAs are supposed to be detected by DNA sensors that induce the activation of NFKB or TBKI-IRF3 pathway. DNA sensor cGAS is widely expressed in innate immune cells and is a key sensor of invading DNAs in several cell types, cGAS binds to DNA, followed by a conformational change that allows the synthesis of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate （cGAMP） from adenosine triphosphate and guanosine triphos- phate, cGAMP is a strong activator of STING that can activate IRF3 and subsequent type I interferon produc- tion. Here we describe recent progresses in DNA sensors especially cGAS in the innate immune responses against pathogenic DNAs.
The host takes use of pattern recognition receptors （PRRs） to defend against pathogen invasion or cellular damage. Among microorganism-associated molecular patterns detected by host PRRs, nucleic acids derived from bacteria or viruses are tightly supervised, providing a fundamental mechanism of host defense. Pathogenic DNAs are supposed to be detected by DNA sensors that induce the activation of NFKB or TBKI-IRF3 pathway. DNA sensor cGAS is widely expressed in innate immune cells and is a key sensor of invading DNAs in several cell types, cGAS binds to DNA, followed by a conformational change that allows the synthesis of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate （cGAMP） from adenosine triphosphate and guanosine triphos- phate, cGAMP is a strong activator of STING that can activate IRF3 and subsequent type I interferon produc- tion. Here we describe recent progresses in DNA sensors especially cGAS in the innate immune responses against pathogenic DNAs.
