#LocationLocationLocation! #NewVirusSensingModality! Lahaye, @manellab.bsky.social &co show @cp-cell.bsky.social that nuclear cGAS senses viruses by recognizing centromeric DNA amplification caused by viral effectors that degrade centromere proteins! www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Centromeric DNA amplification triggered by viral proteins activates nuclear cGAS
Herpesvirus proteins disrupt centromeres, triggering centromeric DNA amplification
and local nuclear activation of the nucleic acid sensor cGAS. This reveals an immune
surveillance mechanism in the nu...
www.cell.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#LocationLocationLocation! #NewVirusSensingModality! Lahaye, @manellab.bsky.social &co show @cp-cell.bsky.social that nuclear cGAS senses viruses by recognizing centromeric DNA amplification caused by viral effectors that degrade centromere proteins! www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...