Intracellular pathogens face a diverse array of innate immune receptors. New data show that a single receptor, AIM2, functions to detect bacterial or viral DNA in the cytosol, inducing a protective inflammasome response.
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Krieg, A. AIMing 2 defend against intracellular pathogens. Nat Immunol 11, 367–369 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0510-367
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