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Stephanie Torres

Johns Hopkins University

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Jungsan SohniD· 3 shared Shuai Wu· 3 shared Brendan AntiochosiD· 2 shared Alexander Strom· 1 shared Christina M StallingsiD· 1 shared Gerald S. ShadeliD· 1 shared Gregory D. BowmaniD· 1 shared Guannan Huang· 1 shared

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cGAS bends unpaired DNA to form an unconventional structure that hyperactivates the innate immune response

Shuangshuang Yang, Shuai Wu, Silian Chen, Xin Li, Iryna Chelepis, Smaranda Willcox, Katherine Camille Barnett, Xiaoqing Hu, Guannan Huang, W. June Brickey, Joseph A. Duncan, Wei-Chun Chou, Pengda Liu, William G. Fusco, Stephanie Torres, , Jenny P.‐Y. Ting

The paper shows that cGAS hyperactivates in response to unpaired DNA (Bu-DNA) by bending it into a V-shape, revealing a new activation mechanism.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Protein-DNA mesh assembly drives dsDNA-specific and duplex length-dependent activation of cGAS

Shuai Wu, Christina M Stallings, Stephanie Torres, Brendan Antiochos, Jungsan Sohn

This study shows cGAS forms a protein-dsDNA mesh that enables dsDNA-specific and length-dependent activation through higher-order assembly.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Dimerization-dependent gel-like condensation with dsDNA underpins the activation of human cGAS

Jacob Lueck, Alexander Strom, Stephanie Torres, Shuai Wu, Jasper Moh, Hannah Wendorff, Brendan Antiochos, Jungsan Sohn

This study shows that cGAS dimerization on dsDNA forms gel-like condensates, which activate cGAS and protect dsDNA, while single-stranded RNA can dissolve these condensates.

Cell Reports · Jan 23, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry