The innate immune sensor IFI16 recognizes foreign DNA in the nucleus by scanning along the duplex

The ability to recognize foreign double-stranded (ds)DNA of pathogenic origin in the intracellular environment is an essential defense mechanism of the human innate immune system. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying distinction between foreign DNA and host genomic material inside the nucleu...

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Main Authors: Sarah A Stratmann, Seamus R Morrone, Antoine M van Oijen, Jungsan Sohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/11721