Epidermal ZBP1 stabilizes mitochondrial Z-DNA to drive UV-induced IFN signaling in autoimmune photosensitivity
B. Klein, M. B. Reynolds, B. Xu, M. Gharaee-Kermani, Y. Gao, C. C. Berthier, S. Henning, S. N. Loftus, K. E. McNeely, A. M. Victory, C. J. Dobry, G. A. Hile, F. Ma, J. L. Turnier, J. E. Gudjonsson, , J. M. Kahlenberg
The paper identifies ZBP1 and mitochondrial Z-DNA as drivers of autoimmune photosensitivity through cGAS-STING activation in response to UVB.
Science Immunology · Mar 7, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology