Cooperative sensing of mitochondrial DNA by ZBP1 and cGAS promotes cardiotoxicity
Y. Lei, J. J. Vanportfliet, Y.-F. Chen, J. D. Bryant, Y. Li, D. Fails, S. Torres Odio, K. B. Ragan, J. Deng, A. Mohan, B. Wang, O. Brahms, S. Yates, M. Spencer, C. W. Tong, , A. P. West
This study shows that ZBP1 and cGAS cooperate to detect mitochondrial DNA, leading to cardiotoxicity, and that blocking this interaction protects against heart damage.
bioRxiv · May 30, 2022Immunology