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TREX1 - Apex predator of cytosolic DNA metabolism.
DNA repair - 1 Oct 2020
Simpson Sean R, Hemphill Wayne O, Hudson Teesha, Perrino Fred W
Abstract excerpt
The cytosolic Three prime Repair EXonuclease 1 (TREX1) is a powerful DNA-degrading enzyme required for clearing cytosolic DNA to prevent aberrant inflammation and autoimmunity. In the absence of TREX1 activity, cytosolic DNA pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system are constitutively activated by undegraded TREX1 substrates. This triggers a chronic inflammatory response in humans expressing...
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