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September 16, 2020
Researchers reveal safeguarding of a key DNA sensor in the innate immune system
Qi Zhang, PhD, Robert McGinty, MD, PhD, and team determined the high-resolution structure of a key DNA-sensing protein in the innate immune system called cGAS while it is bound to the nucleosome.