Cells use backup mechanism to recognize potential invaders when usual RNA editing process fails, study finds

Cells use backup mechanism to recognize potential invaders when usual RNA editing process fails, study finds

Our cells need to be able to recognize potential invaders as a threat, the key function of the body’s innate immune system. Sometimes this process fails, causing the body to react to its own cells, leading to autoinflammatory disease. New research has identified a critical fall-back mechanism used by the cells when the usual RNA editing process is switched off.

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