Shu Chang, Li Xin, Li Pingwei
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA.
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA.
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2014 Dec;25(6):641-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2014.06.006. Epub 2014 Jun 22.
Microbial nucleic acids induce potent innate immune responses by stimulating the expression of type I interferons. Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic dsDNA sensor mediating the innate immunity to microbial DNA. cGAS is activated by dsDNA and catalyze the synthesis of a cyclic dinucleotide cGAMP with 2',5' and 3',5'phosphodiester linkages. cGAMP binds to the adaptor STING located on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and mediates the recruitment and activation of the protein kinase TBK1 and transcription factor IRF3. Phosphorylated IRF3 translocates to the nucleus and initiates the transcription of the IFN-β gene. The crystal structures of cGAS and its complex with dsDNA, STING and its complex with various cyclic dinucleotides have been determined recently. Here we summarize the results from these structural studies and provide an overview about the mechanism of cGAS activation by dsDNA, the catalytic mechanism of cGAS, and the structural basis of STING activation by cGAMP.
微生物核酸通过刺激I型干扰素的表达诱导强烈的先天免疫反应。环磷酸鸟苷-腺苷合成酶(cGAS)是一种胞质双链DNA传感器,介导对微生物DNA的先天免疫。cGAS被双链DNA激活,并催化合成具有2',5'和3',5'磷酸二酯键的环二核苷酸cGAMP。cGAMP与位于内质网膜上的衔接蛋白STING结合,并介导蛋白激酶TBK1和转录因子IRF3的募集和激活。磷酸化的IRF3易位至细胞核并启动IFN-β基因的转录。最近已经确定了cGAS及其与双链DNA的复合物、STING及其与各种环二核苷酸的复合物的晶体结构。在这里,我们总结了这些结构研究的结果,并概述了双链DNA激活cGAS的机制、cGAS的催化机制以及cGAMP激活STING的结构基础。