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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2020

The interactions between cGAS-STING pathway and pathogens.

Zhangliang Cheng, Tong Dai, Xuelin He, Zhengkui Zhang, Feng Xie, Shuai Wang, Long Zhang, Fangfang Zhou

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zhangliang Cheng *Institutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, P. R. China.
Tong Dai *Institutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, P. R. China.
Xuelin He *Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Zhengkui ZhangInstitutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, P. R. China.
Feng XieInstitutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, P. R. China.
Shuai WangInstitutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, P. R. China.
Long ZhangMOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-0474
Fangfang ZhouInstitutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, P. R. China. zhoufangfang@suda.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytosolic DNA is an indicator of pathogen invasion or DNA damage. The cytosolic DNA sensor cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS) detects DNA and then mediates downstream immune responses through the molecule stimulator of interferon genes (STING, also known as MITA, MPYS, ERIS and TMEM173). Recent studies focusing on the roles of the cGAS-STING pathway in evolutionary distant species have partly sketched how the mammalian cGAS-STING pathways are shaped and have revealed its evolutionarily conserved mechanism in combating pathogens. Both this pathway and pathogens have developed sophisticated strategies to counteract each other for their survival. Here, we summarise current knowledge on the interactions between the cGAS-STING pathway and pathogens from both evolutionary and mechanistic perspectives. Deeper insight into these interactions might enable us to clarify the pathogenesis of certain infectious diseases and better harness the cGAS-STING pathway for antimicrobial methods.

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AnimalsCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDNA DamageHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateMammalsMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSignal TransductionSTING ProteincGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSTING1 protein, humanSTING Protein

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PMID32532954
PMCPMC7293265

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