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    S-nitrosothiol homeostasis maintained by ADH5 facilitates STING-dependent host defense against pathogens

    Oxidative (or respiratory) burst confers host defense against pathogens by generating reactive species, including reactive nitrogen species (RNS). The microbial infection-induced excessive RNS damages many bio...

    Mutian Jia, Li Chai, Jie Wang, Mengge Wang, Danhui Qin, Hui Song in Nature Communications (2024)

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    Myristic acid as a checkpoint to regulate STING-dependent autophagy and interferon responses by promoting N-myristoylation

    Stimulator of interferon gene (STING)-triggered autophagy is crucial for the host to eliminate invading pathogens and serves as a self-limiting mechanism of STING-induced interferon (IFN) responses. Thus, the ...

    Mutian Jia, Yuanyuan Wang, Jie Wang, Danhui Qin, Mengge Wang in Nature Communications (2023)

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    TRIM28 SUMOylates and stabilizes NLRP3 to facilitate inflammasome activation

    The cellular NLRP3 protein level is crucial for assembly and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Various posttranslational modifications (PTMs), including phosphorylation and ubiquitination, control NLRP3 pr...

    Ying Qin, Qi Li, Wenbo Liang, Rongzhen Yan, Li Tong, Mutian Jia in Nature Communications (2021)

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    UAF1 deubiquitinase complexes facilitate NLRP3 inflammasome activation by promoting NLRP3 expression

    NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) detects microbial infections or endogenous danger signals and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome, which has important functions in host defense and contributes to the pathogen...

    Hui Song, Chunyuan Zhao, Zhongxia Yu, Qizhao Li, Rongzhen Yan in Nature Communications (2020)