Jeffrey B. Krall

This study shows ZBP1 cannot convert unmodified dsRNA to Z-conformation, unlike ADAR1, revealing a competitive mechanism between these proteins in immune responses.

The paper shows that Zβ domains of ADAR1 and ZBP1 bind to G-quadruplex RNA and DNA with low micromolar affinity, providing experimental evidence for their interaction.

The study shows that Z domain mutations in ADAR1p150 slightly reduce A-to-I editing, likely due to mislocalization rather than editing specificity loss, and suggests phenotypes may stem from ZBP1 inhibition.