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==Crystal Structure of apo human cyclic GMP-AMP synthase==
<StructureSection load='7ftj' size='340' side='right'caption='[[7ftj]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.46&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7ftj]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7FTJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7FTJ FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.461&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=K:POTASSIUM+ION'>K</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7ftj FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=7ftj OCA], [https://pdbe.org/7ftj PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=7ftj RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/7ftj PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=7ftj ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CGAS_HUMAN CGAS_HUMAN] Nucleotidyltransferase that catalyzes formation of cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) from ATP and GTP and exhibits antiviral activity. Has antiviral activity by acting as a key cytosolic DNA sensor, the presence of DNA in the cytoplasm being a danger signal that triggers the immune responses. Binds cytosolic DNA directly, leading to activation and synthesis of cGAMP, a second messenger that binds to and activates TMEM173/STING, thereby triggering type-I interferon production.<ref>PMID:21478870</ref> <ref>PMID:23258413</ref> 
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Benz J]]
[[Category: Groebke-Zbinden K]]
[[Category: Leibrock L]]
[[Category: Rudolph MG]]