Methyltransferase Dnmt3a upregulates HDAC9 to deacetylate the kinase TBK1 for activation of antiviral innate immunity

Abstract
The DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a has not been studied in innate immunity. Cao and colleagues show that Dnmt3a enhances antiviral responses via a non-canonical mechanism to activate the kinase TBK1 and the production of type I interferons in macrophages.