Ku suppresses RNA-mediated innate immune responses in human cells to accommodate primate-specific Alu expansion.
Yimeng Zhu, Angelina Li, Suvrajit Maji, Brian J. Lee, Sophie Marianne Korn, Jake A. Gertie, Tyler J. Dorrity, Jianhua Wang, Kyle J. Wang, Amandine Pelletier, Daniel F. Moakley, Rachel D. Kelly, Antony B. Holmes, Raúl Rabadán, David R. Edgell, , Shan Zha
The paper shows Ku suppresses RNA-mediated innate immune responses in human cells, enabling primate-specific Alu element expansion by reducing dsRNA-induced inflammation.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2025 · PreprintGenetics