ERC Consolidator Grant · 2023
Molecular and Functional Characterisation of Z-nucleic Acid-induced Signalling
Nucleic acids are potent activators of an immune response. Z-nucleic acids are poorly defined and thermodynamically unstable conformers of double-stranded RNA/DNA helices. Recently, others and our group showed that Z-nucleic acids are recognised by the nucleic acid sensor ZBP1, thereby inducing an antiviral immune response. Activation of ZBP1 has also been shown to induce anticancer immunity and it is becoming clear that chronic engagement of ZBP1 by endogenous Z-nucleic acids causes autoinflammatory pathology. On top of that, a remarkably diverse set of cellular insults, ranging from pathogens and chemicals to genetic mutations trigger ZBP1 activation. Despite its relevance in these…
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