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CELL REPORTS
Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111310
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31970895]
- Basic Science Center Program of the NSFC [31988101]
- Open Research Program of the State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology
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This study reveals that Ku proteins are critical partners of cGAS in enhancing DNA binding and catalytic activity, thereby promoting antiviral signal transduction.
Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic DNA sensor that plays a critical role in regulating antiviral signaling. cGAS binds to DNA and catalyzes the synthesis of cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), which is essential for downstream signal transduction. The antiviral response is a rapid biological process; however, cGAS it-self has relatively low DNA binding affinity, implying that formation of the cGAS-DNA complex requires an additional factor(s) that promotes cGAS-DNA binding, allowing efficient antiviral signal transduction. Here, we report that the Ku proteins (Ku80 and Ku70) directly interact with cGAS and positively regulate cGAS-mediated antiviral signaling. Mechanistically, we find that the interaction of the Ku proteins with cGAS signif-icantly increases the DNA-binding affinity of cGAS and promotes cGAS condensation in the cytosol, thereby enhancing cGAS catalytic activity. Our results show that the Ku proteins are critical partners of cGAS in sensing DNA virus infection and ensuring efficient innate immune signal transduction.
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