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SUBMITTER: Rosenthal K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 20200804 22
Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic DNA sensor that catalyzes the synthesis of the cyclic GMP-AMP dinucleotide 2'3'-cGAMP. 2'3'-cGAMP functions as inducer for the production of type I interferons. Derivatives of this important second messenger are highly valuable for pharmaceutical applications. However, the production of these analogues requires complex, multistep syntheses. Herein, human cGAS is shown to react with a series of unnatural nucleotides, thus leading to novel cyclic dinuc ...[more]