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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

How Does cGAS Avoid Sensing Self-DNA under Normal Physiological Conditions?

Wangli Zheng, Nanhua Chen, François Meurens, Wanglong Zheng, Jianzhong Zhu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. [Research progress on the cGAS-STING signaling pathway in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in children].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wangli ZhengCollege Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Nanhua ChenCollege Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1909-8760
François MeurensSwine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, St. Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0353-4871
Wanglong ZhengCollege Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0939-331X
Jianzhong ZhuCollege Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7082-1993
Yangzhou University · CNUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

A Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)the National Natural Science Foundation of China 31872450the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32172867the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32202818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

cGAS is a cytosolic DNA sensor that activates innate immune responses by producing the second messenger 2'3'-cGAMP, which activates the adaptor STING. cGAS senses dsDNA in a length-dependent but sequence-independent manner, meaning it cannot discriminate self-DNA from foreign DNA. In normal physiological conditions, cellular DNA is sequestered in the nucleus by a nuclear envelope and in mitochondria by a mitochondrial membrane. When self-DNA leaks into the cytosol during cellular stress or mitosis, the cGAS can be exposed to self-DNA and activated. Recently, many studies have investigated how cGAS keeps inactive and avoids being aberrantly activated by self-DNA. Thus, this narrative review aims to summarize the mechanisms by which cGAS avoids sensing self-DNA under normal physiological conditions.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesDNAImmunity, InnateNucleotidyltransferasesCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseHumansSignal TransductioncGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDNANucleotidyltransferasesautoimmune diseasescGASDNasesmitosisself-DNA

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PMID37834184
PMCPMC10572901
OpenAlexW4387186227

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