Computational design of constitutively active cGAS.
Nat Struct Mol Biol
; 30(1): 72-80, 2023 01.
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ABSTRACT
Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a pattern recognition receptor critical for the innate immune response to intracellular pathogens, DNA damage, tumorigenesis and senescence. Binding to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) induces conformational changes in cGAS that activate the enzyme to produce 2'-3' cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), a second messenger that initiates a potent interferon (IFN) response through its receptor, STING. Here, we combined two-state computational design with informatics-guided design to create constitutively active, dsDNA ligand-independent cGAS (CA-cGAS). We identified CA-cGAS mutants with IFN-stimulating activity approaching that of dsDNA-stimulated wild-type cGAS. DNA-independent adoption of the active conformation was directly confirmed by X-ray crystallography. In vivo expression of CA-cGAS in tumor cells resulted in STING-dependent tumor regression, demonstrating that the designed proteins have therapeutically relevant biological activity. Our work provides a general framework for stabilizing active conformations of enzymes and provides CA-cGAS variants that could be useful as genetically encoded adjuvants and tools for understanding inflammatory diseases.
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01-internacional
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Geral
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imunidade Inata
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Nucleotidiltransferases
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Struct Mol Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos