Zhijian J. Chen

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Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is a Cytosolic DNA Sensor That Activates the Type I Interferon Pathway
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Results indicate that cGAS is a cytosolic DNA sensor that induces interferons by producing the second messenger cGAMP, which belongs to the nucleotidyltransferase family.
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TAK1 is a ubiquitin-dependent kinase of MKK and IKK
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The purification and identification of TRIKA2, which is composed of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2, a protein kinase complex previously implicated in IKK activation through an unknown mechanism, indicate that ubiquitination has an important regulatory role in stress response pathways, including those of IKK and JNK.
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TRIM25 RING-finger E3 ubiquitin ligase is essential for RIG-I-mediated antiviral activity
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It is demonstrated that TRIM25 E3 ubiquitin ligase induces the Lys 63-linked ubiquitination of RIG-I, which is crucial for the cytosolic Rig-I signalling pathway to elicit host antiviral innate immunity.
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RNA Polymerase III Detects Cytosolic DNA and Induces Type I Interferons through the RIG-I Pathway
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Identification and Characterization of MAVS, a Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein that Activates NF-κB and IRF3
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Phosphorylation of innate immune adaptor proteins MAVS, STING, and TRIF induces IRF3 activation
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A common signaling mechanism used by all three types of innate immune receptor-adaptor protein pairs to activate IRF3 and generate IFNs is reported, which is important because cells must regulate their IFN production carefully to avoid inflammation and autoimmunity.
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Activation of IKK by TNFalpha requires site-specific ubiquitination of RIP1 and polyubiquitin binding by NEMO.
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Activation of the IκB Kinase Complex by TRAF6 Requires a Dimeric Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Complex and a Unique Polyubiquitin Chain
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STING Specifies IRF3 Phosphorylation by TBK1 in the Cytosolic DNA Signaling Pathway
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STING is shown to stimulate phosphorylation of IRF3 by the kinase TBK1 (TANK-binding kinase 1) in an in vitro reconstitution system, suggesting that STING functions as a scaffold protein to specify and promote the phosphorylated of IRf3 by TBk1.
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Hepatitis C virus protease NS3/4A cleaves mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein off the mitochondria to evade innate immunity.
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An example of host-pathogen interaction in which the virus evades innate immunity by dislodging a pivotal antiviral protein from the mitochondria is provided and blocking the cleavage of MAVS by NS3/4A is suggested to be applied to the prevention and treatment of HCV.
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