(Sterol)ized Immunity: Could PI3K/AKT3 Be the Answer?

Immunity

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address:

Published: January 2020

Type I interferons (IFNs) can reprogram the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway to facilitate innate immune responses. In this issue of Immunity, Xiao et al. (2020) reveal that type I IFN signaling and 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) accumulation form a positive feedback loop to amplify innate immune responses to control viral infections by activating AKT3.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2019.12.017DOI Listing

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