Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a pivotal mediator of innate immunity, essential for orchestrating the acute inflammatory response. While the canonical activation of IL-1β involves cleavage of its inactive ...

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 7 and 8 detect RNA degradation products to sense infection. However, modified nucleosides common in self-RNA—most notably pseudouridine—evade recognition. This study finds that poor nuclease processing and selective TLR avoidance drive this evasion, offering insight into the molecular basis of immune tolerance to pseudouridine-containing RNA.

The new NUCLEATE Cluster of Excellence is all about nucleic acids. The research alliance seeks to better understand their various functions and open up new areas of application.

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