Distinguishing the self from the non-self by the immune system is essential to avoid inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Maharana et al. (2022) reveal a mechanism for hiding self-immunostimulatory RNA involving a three-variable equation: SAMHD1 and its exonuclease activity, single-stranded RNA, and RNA-protein condensate.
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