Resistance to ectromelia virus infection requires cGAS in bone marrow-derived cells which can be bypassed with cGAMP therapy.

Cells sensing infection produce Type I interferons (IFN-I) to stimulate Interferon Stimulated Genes (ISGs) that confer resistance to viruses. During lympho-hematogenous spread of the mouse pathogen ectromelia virus (ECTV), the adaptor STING and the transcription factor IRF7 are required for IFN-I an...

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Main Authors: Eric B Wong, Brian Montoya, Maria Ferez, Colby Stotesbury, Luis J Sigal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008239