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  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Innate immune homeostasis is crucial for health, preventing infections and autoimmune diseases.
  • Current interventions for immune dysregulation are limited.
  • RIG-I (Retinoic acid-inducible gene I) is a key sensor in innate immunity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize the mechanism of RIG-I activation.
  • To explore therapeutic strategies for regulating innate immunity.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated disulfide-linkage formation in human RIG-I.
  • Utilized 'knock-in' mouse models with specific RIG-I mutations (C865S).
  • Employed unnatural amino acids and interfering peptides to modulate RIG-I activity.

Main Results:

  • Identified C864-C869 disulfide linkage as critical for RIG-I oligomerization and activation.
  • This linkage prevents RIG-I degradation and facilitates liquid-liquid phase separation for signal transduction.
  • Mouse models with defective linkage showed impaired immunity and increased mortality.
  • Bidirectional regulation of RIG-I activity was achieved in human disease models.

Conclusions:

  • C864-C869 disulfide linkage is a pivotal regulatory point for RIG-I activation and innate immune homeostasis.
  • This mechanism offers novel therapeutic targets for infectious and autoimmune diseases.
  • Developed methods for modulating RIG-I activity hold clinical promise.