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ArticleNature communications2025

SAMD9 senses cytosolic double-stranded nucleic acids in epithelial and mesenchymal cells to induce antiviral immunity.

Gaopeng Hou, Wandy Beatty, Lili Ren, Yaw Shin Ooi, Juhee Son, Yinxing Zhu, Qingyu Sheng, Wanyi Huang, Dian Li, Constin Liu and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Gaopeng HouDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Wandy BeattyDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Lili RenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6423-9625
Yaw Shin OoiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9014-1365
Juhee SonDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Yinxing ZhuDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-7819
Qingyu ShengDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Wanyi HuangDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Dian LiDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5374-7314
Constin LiuDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Olivia L WelshDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Danica M SutherlandDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-4994
Terence S DermodyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Chen ShenDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jia LiuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8424-7972
L David SibleyDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7110-0285
Siyuan DingDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. siyuan.ding@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5338-260X

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI AIMEE S JAMES · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
WU P&FP30DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Clay F. Semenkovich · 2013 to 2026
$27.1M
Stanford/UNC Biomimetic U19 Research CenterU19AI116484 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI KUO, CALVIN J · 2015 to 2025
$13.5M
Reovirus NeuropathogenesisR01AI174526 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TERENCE S. DERMODY · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
Interferon-Stimulated Gene Inhibition of Rotavirus Replication and Viral AntagonismR01AI150796 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DING, SIYUAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Studies in Poxvirus Evasion of SAMD9 PathwayR01AI139106 · NIAID · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI LIU, JIA · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Development of novel multivalent mucosal vaccines for human norovirusesR01AI183671 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PURNIMA DUBEY, Siyuan Ding · 2025 to 2026
$1.6M
Genetic and Biochemical Interrogation of Rotavirus-Cohesin InteractionR00AI135031 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DING, SIYUAN · 2020 to 2021
$498k
Characterization of Antiviral Functions of Sterile Alpha Motif-Containing DomainK22AI099184 · NIAID · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI LIU, JIA · 2013 to 2014
$268k
Genetic and Biochemical Interrogation of Rotavirus-Cohesin InteractionK99AI135031 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI DING, SIYUAN · 2018 to 2018
$132k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI099184NIAID NIH HHS K99 AI135031NIAID NIH HHS R00 AI135031NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139106NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150796NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI174526NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI183671NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI116484NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020579U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI116484U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI135031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sensing of cytosolic, double-stranded (ds) DNA or dsRNA molecules derived from microbial or endogenous sources triggers cell-intrinsic innate immunity, but sensors recognizing both cytosolic dsDNA and dsRNA are sparsely reported. Here we find that full-length human SAMD9 protein directly binds to synthetic or viral dsDNA or dsRNA. Overexpression of SAMD9 from various vertebrate species leads to robust production of interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines. By contrast, loss of endogenous SAMD9 impairs the interferon responses to cytosolic dsDNA and dsRNA stimulation in multiple cell types and enhances the infectivity of pathogenic dsDNA and dsRNA viruses. Mice lacking Samd9l, the human SAMD9 homolog, show increased viral load and severe clinical manifestations of rotavirus and reovirus infections. Rotavirus-encoded non-structural protein 1 targets SAMD9 for proteasomal degradation. Collectively, our data demonstrate that SAMD9 may serve as a pattern-recognition receptor for cytosolic dsDNA and dsRNA across different domains of life and represents a potential target of viral innate immune evasion.

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DNAEpithelial CellsRNA, Double-StrandedAnimalsCytosolDNA, ViralHEK293 CellsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferonsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutRotavirusDNADNA, ViralInterferonsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedSAMD9 protein, human

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PMCPMC12015307

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