Nucleic Acid Immunity

A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA

Hemmi, H., Takeuchi, O., Kawai, T., Kaisho, T., Sato, S., Sanjo, H., Matsumoto, M., Hoshino, K., Wagner, H., Takeda, K., et al. (2000) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35047123 · Cited by 6,491 · cited 3×

Recognition of double-stranded RNA and activation of NF-κB by Toll-like receptor 3

Alexopoulou, L., Holt, A. C., Medzhitov, R., & Flavell, R. A. (2001) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35099560 · Cited by 6,129

CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Prokaryotes

Barrangou, R., Fremaux, C., Deveau, H., Richards, M., Boyaval, P., Moineau, S., Romero, D. A., & Horvath, P. (2007) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1138140 · Cited by 5,947

The nuclear RNase III Drosha initiates microRNA processing

Lee, Y., Ahn, C., Han, J., Choi, H., Kim, J., Yim, J., Lee, J., Provost, P., Rådmark, O., Kim, S., et al. (2003) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature01957 · Cited by 5,299

Role for a bidentate ribonuclease in the initiation step of RNA interference

Bernstein, E., Caudy, A. A., Hammond, S. M., & Hannon, G. J. (2001) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35053110 · Cited by 5,018

Species-specific recognition of single-stranded RNA via toll-like receptor 7 and 8

Heil, F., Hemmi, H., Hochrein, H., Ampenberger, F., Kirschning, C., Akira, S., Lipford, G., Wagner, H., & Bauer, S. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1093620 · Cited by 3,947

CpG motifs in bacterial DNA trigger direct B-cell activation

Krieg, A. M., Yi, A.-K., Matson, S., Waldschmidt, T. J., Bishop, G. A., Teasdale, R., Koretzky, G. A., & Klinman, D. M. (1995) · Nature · doi:10.1038/374546a0 · Cited by 3,508

Innate antiviral responses by means of TLR7-mediated recognition of single-stranded RNA

Diebold, S. S., Kaisho, T., Hemmi, H., Akira, S., & Reis e Sousa, C. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1093616 · Cited by 3,444

RNA interference is mediated by 21- and 22-nucleotide RNAsPreprint

Elbashir, S. M., Lendeckel, W., & Tuschl, T. (2001) · Genes & Development · doi:10.1101/gad.862301 · Cited by 3,354

Suppression of RNA Recognition by Toll-like Receptors: The Impact of Nucleoside Modification and the Evolutionary Origin of RNA

Karikó, K., Buckstein, M., Ni, H., & Weissman, D. (2005) · Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2005.06.008 · Cited by 2,728

Comprehensive studies on building a scalable downstream process for mRNAs to enable mRNA therapeutics

Cui, T., Fakhfakh, K., Turney, H. N., Güler-Gane, G., Toloczko, A. D., Hulley, M. E., & Turner, R. (2022) · Biotechnology Progress · doi:10.1002/btpr.3301 · Cited by 22

Addressing the in vivo delivery of nucleic-acid nanostructure therapeutics

Alexander, S., Moghadam, M. G., Rothenbroker, M., & Chou, L. Y. T. (2023) · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.addr.2023.114898 · Cited by 24

A Small Subset of Cytosolic dsRNAs Must Be Edited by ADAR1 to Evade MDA5-Mediated AutoimmunityPreprint

Sun, T., Li, Q., Geisinger, J. M., Hu, S.-B., Fan, B., Su, S., Tsui, W., Guo, H., Ma, J., & Li, J. B. (2022) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2022.08.29.505707 · Cited by 21

Inhibition of the cGAS–STING pathway: contributing to the treatment of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury

Yang, H., Xia, Y., Ma, Y., Gao, M., Hou, S., Xu, S., & Wang, Y. (2024) · Neural Regeneration Research · doi:10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-24-00015 · Cited by 24

Early approval of COVID-19 vaccines: Pros and cons

Rahman, M. A., & Islam, M. S. (2021) · Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics · doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1944742 · Cited by 24

Human Beta Papillomavirus Type 8 E1 and E2 Proteins Suppress the Activation of the RIG-I-Like Receptor MDA5

Rattay, S., Hufbauer, M., Hagen, C., Putschli, B., Coch, C., Akgũl, B., & Hartmann, G. (2022) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v14071361 · Cited by 19

Wolbachia RNase HI contributes to virus blocking in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

Hussain, M., Zhang, G., Leitner, M., Hedges, L. M., & Sassan Asgari, B. (2022) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.105836 · Cited by 20

Activation of cytosolic RNA sensors by endogenous ligands: roles in disease pathogenesis

Straub, S., & Sampaio, N. G. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1092790 · Cited by 21

Exchange of Genetic Sequences Between Viruses and Hosts

Weiss, R. A. (2017) · Current topics in microbiology and immunology · doi:10.1007/82_2017_21 · Cited by 21

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Evades Innate Immune Response by 3C-Targeting of MDA5

Kim, H., Kim, A.-Y., Choi, J., Park, S. Y., Park, S. H., Kim, J., Lee, S.-I., Park, J.-H., Park, C., & Ko, Y.-J. (2021) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells10020271 · Cited by 20

Nucleic acid-sensing toll-like receptors: Important players in Sjögren’s syndrome

Alexopoulou, L. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.980400 · Cited by 17

Targeting STAT3 in tumor-associated antigen-presenting cells as a strategy for kidney and bladder cancer immunotherapy

Alcantara, M. B., Tang, W. S., Wang, D., Kaniowski, D., Kang, E. Y., Dizman, N., Chehrazi‐Raffle, A., Meza, L. A., Zengin, Z. B., Hall, J., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1274781 · Cited by 19

Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate–Adenosine Monophosphate Synthase (cGAS), a Multifaceted Platform of Intracellular DNA Sensing

Verrier, E. R., & Langevin, C. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.637399 · Cited by 18

Surveillance of Retroelement Expression and Nucleic‐Acid Immunity by Histone Methyltransferase SETDB1

Kang, Y. (2018) · BioEssays · doi:10.1002/bies.201800058 · Cited by 18

Type I IFN-dependent antibody response at the basis of sex dimorphism in the outcome of COVID-19

Gabriele, L., Fragale, A., Romagnoli, G., Parlato, S., Lapenta, C., Santini, S. M., Ozato, K., & Capone, I. (2020) · Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.cytogfr.2020.10.001 · Cited by 18

Retinoic Acid–Inducible Gene I Activation Inhibits Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication in Mammalian Cells and in Mouse and Ferret Models of Infection

Schwab, L. S. U., Farrukee, R., Eléouët, J., Rameix‐Welti, M., Londrigan, S. L., Brööks, A. G., Hurt, A. C., Coch, C., Zillinger, T., Hartmann, G., et al. (2022) · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/infdis/jiac295 · Cited by 18

Accessible light-controlled knockdown of cell-free protein synthesis using phosphorothioate-caged antisense oligonucleotides

Hartmann, D., & Booth, M. J. (2023) · Communications Chemistry · doi:10.1038/s42004-023-00860-2 · Cited by 18

Hepatocyte-macrophage crosstalk via the PGRN-EGFR axis modulates ADAR1-mediated immunity in the liver

Gan, W. L., Ren, X., Ng, V. H. E., Ng, L., Song, Y., Tano, V., Han, J., An, Ö., Xie, J., Ng, B. Y. L., et al. (2024) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114400 · Cited by 18

Regulation of the Cell-Intrinsic DNA Damage Response by the Innate Immune Machinery

Hayman, T. J., & Glazer, P. M. (2021) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms222312761 · Cited by 19

Balancing Affinity, Selectivity, and Cytotoxicity of Hydrazone-Based G-Quadruplex Ligands for Activation of Interferon β Genes in Cancer Cells

Marzano, S., Miglietta, G., Morigi, R., Marinello, J., Arleo, A., Procacci, M., Locatelli, A., Leoni, A., Pagano, B., Randazzo, A., et al. (2022) · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00772 · Cited by 18

Xeno Nucleic Acids as Functional Materials: From Biophysical Properties to Application

Bian, T., Pei, Y., Gao, S., Zhou, S., Sun, X., Dong, M., & Song, J. (2024) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202401207 · Cited by 17

Vaccine formulation design: challenges and opportunities

Zafar, S., Akhtar, A., Sayed, E., Onaiwu, E., Arshad, M. S., & Ahmad, Z. (2025) · RSC Pharmaceutics · doi:10.1039/d5pm00017c · Cited by 17

A lentiviral vector bearing a reverse intron demonstrates superior expression of both proteins and microRNAs

Poling, B. C., Tsai, K., Kang, D., Ren, L., Kennedy, E. M., & Cullen, B. R. (2017) · RNA Biology · doi:10.1080/15476286.2017.1334755 · Cited by 16

Enterovirus D68 VP3 Targets the Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 To Inhibit Type I Interferon Response

Kang, J. G., Huang, M., Li, J., Zhang, K., Zhu, C., Liu, S., Zhou, Z., Wang, T., & Wang, Z. (2023) · Microbiology Spectrum · doi:10.1128/spectrum.04138-22 · Cited by 16

Cleavage of 14-3-3ε by the enteroviral 3C protease dampens RIG-I-mediated antiviral signaling

Andrews, D. D. T., Mohamud, Y., Vlok, M., Bani, D. A., Hay, B. N., Foster, L. J., Luo, H., Overall, C. M., & Jan, E. (2023) · Journal of Virology · doi:10.1128/jvi.00604-23 · Cited by 19

Genes, inflammatory response, tolerance, and resistance to virus infections in migratory birds, bats, and rodents

Pereira, P. D. C., Diniz, D. G., da Costa, E. R., Magalhães, N. G. D. M., da Silva, A. D. J. F., Leite, J. G. S., Almeida, N. I. P., Cunha, K. D. N., de Melo, M. A. D., Vasconcelos, P. F. D. C., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1239572 · Cited by 17

Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) Triggers Adipocyte Autophagy

Varga, K. Z., Gyurina, K., Radványi, Á., Pál, T., Sasi-Szabó, L., Yu, H., Felszeghy, E., Szabó, T., & Rőszer, T. (2023) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells12192345 · Cited by 17

Increasing Gene Editing Efficiency via CRISPR/Cas9- or Cas12a-Mediated Knock-In in Primary Human T Cells

Kruglova, N. A., & Shepelev, M. V. (2024) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines12010119 · Cited by 18

TREX1 is a checkpoint for innate immune sensing of DNA damage that fosters cancer immune resistance

Demaria, S., & Vanpouille‐Box, C. (2017) · Emerging Topics in Life Sciences · doi:10.1042/etls20170063 · Cited by 17

New insights into the role of IFN-α/β and TLR7/8/9 in cancer immunotherapy and systemic autoimmunity

Krieg, A. Μ. (2025) · Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer · doi:10.1136/jitc-2025-012165 · Cited by 16

MNDA, a PYHIN factor involved in transcriptional regulation and apoptosis control in leukocytes

Bottardi, S., Layne, T., Ramòn, A. C., Quansah, N., Würtele, H., Affar, E. B., & Milot, É. (2024) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1395035 · Cited by 18

Head on Comparison of Self‐ and Nano‐Assemblies of Gamma Peptide Nucleic Acid Amphiphiles

Malik, S., Kumar, V., Liu, C., Shih, K., Krueger, S., Nieh, M., & Bahal, R. (2021) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202109552 · Cited by 16

LGP2 plays a critical role in MDA5-mediated antiviral activity against duck enteritis virus

Huo, H., Zhao, L., Wang, D., Chen, X., & Chen, H. (2019) · Molecular Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.molimm.2019.10.006 · Cited by 15

The dual role of type I interferons in bacterial infections: from immune defense to pathogenesis

Qiu, M., Li, J., Wu, W., Ren, J., & Wu, X. (2025) · mBio · doi:10.1128/mbio.01481-25 · Cited by 20

Evidence against the Human Metapneumovirus G, SH, and M2-2 Proteins as Bona Fide Interferon Antagonists

Groen, K., van Nieuwkoop, S., Lamers, M. M., Fouchier, R. A. M., & van den Hoogen, B. G. (2022) · Journal of Virology · doi:10.1128/jvi.00723-22 · Cited by 14

ADAR1 has an oncogenic function and can be a prognostic factor in cervical cancer

Nakamura, K., Shigeyasu, K., Okamoto, K., Matsuoka, H., & Masuyama, H. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30452-y · Cited by 14

Innate sensing of mRNA vaccines

Wuebben, C., Bartok, E., & Hartmann, G. (2022) · Current Opinion in Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.coi.2022.102249 · Cited by 16

The End or a New Era of Development of SARS-CoV-2 Virus: Genetic Variants Responsible for Severe COVID-19 and Clinical Efficacy of the Most Commonly Used Vaccines in Clinical Practice

Miteva, D., Kitanova, M., Batselova, H., Lazova, S., Chervenkov, L., Peshevska-Sekulovska, M., Sekulovski, M., Gulinac, M., Vasilev, G., Tomov, L., et al. (2023) · Vaccines · doi:10.3390/vaccines11071181 · Cited by 16

An Integrated View of Deubiquitinating Enzymes Involved in Type I Interferon Signaling, Host Defense and Antiviral Activities

Qian, G., Zhu, L., Li, G. L., Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., Pan, J., & Lv, H. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.742542 · Cited by 14

Longitudinal analysis of influenza vaccination implicates regulation of RIG-I signaling by DNA methylation

Fu, H., Pickering, H. C., Rubbi, L., Ross, T. M., Reed, E. F., & Pellegrini, M. A. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-51665-9 · Cited by 13

Role of the Innate Immune Response in Glomerular Disease Pathogenesis: Focus on Podocytes

Issa, W., Njeim, R., Carrazco, A., Burke, G. W., & Mitrofanova, A. V. (2024) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells13131157 · Cited by 13

The Unusual Role of Ribonuclease L in Innate Immunity

Karasik, A., & Guydosh, N. R. (2024) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA · doi:10.1002/wrna.1878 · Cited by 16

Retroelement-Linked H3K4me1 Histone Tags Uncover Regulatory Evolution Trends of Gene Enhancers and Feature Quickly Evolving Molecular Processes in Human Physiology

Nikitin, D. M., Kolosov, N., Murzina, A., Pats, K., Zamyatin, A., Tkachev, V., Sorokin, M., Kopylov, P., & Buzdin, A. A. (2019) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells8101219 · Cited by 13

Altering gene expression using antisense oligonucleotide therapy for hearing loss

Robillard, K. N., de Vrieze, E., van Wijk, E., & Lentz, J. J. (2022) · Hearing Research · doi:10.1016/j.heares.2022.108523 · Cited by 14

Oligonucleotide Therapies for the Lung: Ready to Return to the Clinic?

Kumar, M., & Moschos, S. A. (2017) · Molecular Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.11.002 · Cited by 12

In silico identification of potential inhibitors against human 2’-5’- oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS) proteins

Gonzalez, K. J., Giraldo, D. M., & Gutiérrez, J. B. (2020) · Computational Biology and Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107211 · Cited by 12

The macrophage-intrinsic MDA5/IRF5 axis drives HIV-1 intron-containing RNA-induced inflammatory responses

Ramaswamy, S., Akiyama, H., Berrigan, J. L., Quiñones-Molina, A. A., Olson, A., Chen, Y., Liang, Y. M., Henderson, A. J., Asundi, A., Sagar, M., et al. (2025) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci187663 · Cited by 14

Luteolin protects DYT-PRKRA cells from apoptosis by suppressing PKR activation

Frederick, K., & Patel, R. C. (2023) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1118725 · Cited by 11

Pooled resequencing of larvae and adults reveals genomic variations associated with Ostreid herpesvirus 1 resistance in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Yao, S., Li, L., Guan, X., He, Y., Jouaux, A., Xu, F., Guo, X., Zhang, G., & Zhang, L. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.928628 · Cited by 11

IRF1 Is Required for MDA5 (IFIH1) Induction by IFN-α, LPS, and poly(I:C) in Murine Macrophages

Aparici‐Herraiz, I., Sanchez, G. S., Batlle, C., Rehues, P., López‐Serrat, M., Estrella, L. V., Lloberas, J., & Celada, A. (2022) · Journal of Innate Immunity · doi:10.1159/000527008 · Cited by 11

Nucleases: From Primitive Immune Defenders to Modern Biotechnology Tools

Hernández, F. J. (2024) · Immunology · doi:10.1111/imm.13884 · Cited by 13

CRISPR–Cas system to discover host-virus interactions in Flaviviridae

Ramezannia, Z., Shamekh, A., & Baghi, H. B. (2023) · Virology Journal · doi:10.1186/s12985-023-02216-7 · Cited by 9

Animal Models for the Study of Nucleic Acid Immunity: Novel Tools and New Perspectives

Vila, I. K., Frétaud, M., Vlachakis, D., Laguette, N., & Langevin, C. (2020) · Journal of Molecular Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2020.08.016 · Cited by 11

The 5′ truncation of retrotransposon L1: a process of genome integrity

Levin, H. L., Lee, S., & Anand, A. (2025) · Genetics · doi:10.1093/genetics/iyaf202 · Cited by 13

N6-methyladenosine modification of viral RNA and its role during the recognition process of RIG-I-like receptors

Li, H., Guo, Y., Qi, W., & Liao, M. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.1031200 · Cited by 12

Transcriptional Response of Wolbachia to Dengue Virus Infection in Cells of the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

Leitner, M., Bishop, C., & Sassan Asgari, B. (2021) · mSphere · doi:10.1128/msphere.00433-21 · Cited by 9

Advanced approaches to overcome biological barriers in respiratory and systemic routes of administration for enhanced nucleic acid delivery to the lung

Kwak, G., Lee, D., & Suk, J. S. (2023) · Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery · doi:10.1080/17425247.2023.2282535 · Cited by 9

Enzymatic exposure impacts microbial diversity and reduces biovolume of reverse osmosis membrane-associated biofilms

Khani, M., Kiesewalter, H. T., Hansen, M. F., Ronin, D., Nesme, J., Rasekh, B., Nosrati, M., & Burmølle, M. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.160186 · Cited by 8

Recent advances in biomarkers for senescence: Bridging basic research to clinic

Fukumoto, T., Shimosawa, T., Yakabe, M., Yoshida, S. Y., & Yoshida, Y. (2025) · Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international · doi:10.1111/ggi.15054 · Cited by 8

Mind the gap!

Krieg, A. Μ. (2019) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-019-0141-z · Cited by 8

Susceptibility and Permissivity of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Larvae to Cypriniviruses

Streiff, C., He, B., Morvan, L., Zhang, H., Delrez, N., Fourrier, M. C. S., Manfroid, I., Suárez, N. M., Betoulle, S., Davison, A. J., et al. (2023) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v15030768 · Cited by 8

Versatility of threose nucleic acids: synthesis, properties, and applications in chemical biology and biomedical advancements

Tam, D. Y., Li, P., Liu, L. S., Wang, F., Leung, H. M., & Lo, P. K. (2024) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/d4cc04443f · Cited by 7

Screening of deoxyribonuclease I inhibitors from autodisplayed Fv-antibody library

Bae, H. E., Jung, J., Sung, J. S., Kwon, S., Kang, M., Jose, J., Lee, M., & Pyun, J. (2025) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.140770 · Cited by 7

Human papillomavirus E2 proteins suppress innate antiviral signaling pathways

Li, J., Zhang, J., Li, C., Zhang, Q., Kong, B., & Wang, P. (2025) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1555629 · Cited by 8

Many Ways to Communicate—Crosstalk between the HBV-Infected Cell and Its Environment

Walter, A. J., van de Klundert, M. V., & Jung, S. (2022) · Pathogens · doi:10.3390/pathogens12010029 · Cited by 5

Vaccination against neoantigens induced in cross-priming cDC1 in vivo

Clark, E. S., Benaduce, A. P., Khan, W. N., Martínez, O., & Gilboa, E. (2024) · Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy · doi:10.1007/s00262-023-03597-y · Cited by 7

Dengue Virus Replicative‐Form dsRNA Is Recognized by Both RIG‐I and MDA5 to Activate Innate Immunity

Ye, S., Liang, Y., Chang, Y., Lai, B., & Zhong, J. (2025) · Journal of Medical Virology · doi:10.1002/jmv.70194 · Cited by 7

Single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides induce plant defence in Arabidopsis thaliana

Toum, L., Conti, G., Guerriero, F. C., Conforte, V. P., Garolla, F. A., Asurmendi, S., Vojnov, A. A., & Gudesblat, G. E. (2020) · Annals of Botany · doi:10.1093/aob/mcaa061 · Cited by 7

Monocyte-dependent co-stimulation of cytokine induction in human γδ T cells by TLR8 RNA ligands

Serrano, R., Coch, C., Peters, C., Hartmann, G., Wesch, D., & Kabelitz, D. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-94428-6 · Cited by 8

Transcriptional response of Wolbachia-transinfected Aedes aegypti mosquito cells to dengue virus at early stages of infection

Leitner, M., Etebari, K., & Sassan Asgari, B. (2022) · Journal of General Virology · doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001694 · Cited by 7

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Polysaccharide Gold Nanoparticles as Antigen Carriers and Potential Adjuvant to DC Vaccines

Zhao, Y., Song, M., Dilixiati, Y., Cai, S., Maisaidi, R., Aili, P., Li, J., Han, L., & Aipire, A. (2025) · Pharmaceutics · doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics17091213 · Cited by 6

Nucleic acid-protein condensates in innate immunity

Loucas, G., Locker, N., & Parker, R. (2025) · Molecular Cell · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2025.09.014 · Cited by 7

Single-cell analysis of signalling and transcriptional responses to type I interferons

Rigby, R. E., Rue-Albrecht, K., Fedorov, A., Sims, D., & Rehwinkel, J. (2026) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.1038/s44319-026-00750-3 · Cited by 7

Roles of host small RNAs in the evolution and host tropism of coronaviruses

Meng, Q., Chu, Y., Shao, C., Chen, J., Wang, J., Gao, Z., Yu, J., & Kang, Y. (2021) · Briefings in Bioinformatics · doi:10.1093/bib/bbab027 · Cited by 6

Human Norovirus NTPase Antagonizes Interferon-β Production by Interacting With IkB Kinase ε

Zheng, Z., Li, Y., Zhang, M., Liu, Y., Fu, M., Gong, S., & Hu, Q. (2021) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.687933 · Cited by 5

The Endogenous RIG-I Ligand Is Generated in Influenza A-Virus Infected Cells

Steinberg, J. S., Wadenpohl, T., & Jung, S. (2021) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v13081564 · Cited by 6

Taking the STING out of inflammation

Uggenti, C., & Crow, Y. J. (2018) · Nature Reviews Rheumatology · doi:10.1038/s41584-018-0071-z · Cited by 6

Cell death crosstalk in NET-Driven inflammation: mechanisms, disease contexts, and therapeutic perspectives

Song, L., Zhou, T., Shu, Y., Zhao, J., Liao, Y., Zhu, C., Zhang, H., Zhang, W., & Zou, Z. (2026) · Biomarker Research · doi:10.1186/s40364-026-00959-3 · Cited by 5

Plasminogen activator urokinase interacts with the fusion protein and antagonizes the growth of Peste des petits ruminants virus

Wu, J., Yang, W., Li, L., Wu, J., He, J., Ru, Y., Ren, J., Wang, Y., Zheng, H., Shang, Y., et al. (2024) · Journal of Virology · doi:10.1128/jvi.00146-24 · Cited by 5

Hepatitis-D Virus Infection Is Not Impaired by Innate Immunity but Increases Cytotoxic T-Cell Activity

Altstetter, S. M., Quitt, O., Pinci, F., Hornung, V., Lucko, A., Wisskirchen, K., Jung, S., & Protzer, U. (2021) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells10113253 · Cited by 5

Identification of an Optimal TLR8 Ligand by Alternating the Position of 2′-O-Ribose Methylation

Nicolai, M., Steinberg, J. S., Obermann, H.-L., Solis, F. V., Bartok, E., Bauer, S., & Jung, S. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms231911139 · Cited by 5

Non-self mutation: double-stranded RNA elicits antiviral pathogenic response in a Drosophila model of expanded CAG repeat neurodegenerative diseases

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