DNA damage and repair in age-related inflammation

Y Zhao, M Simon, A Seluanov… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Genomic instability is an important driver of ageing. The accumulation of DNA damage is
believed to contribute to ageing by inducing cell death, senescence and tissue dysfunction …

Multifaceted functions of STING in human health and disease: from molecular mechanism to targeted strategy

Z Zhang, H Zhou, X Ouyang, Y Dong… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Since the discovery of Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) as an important pivot for
cytosolic DNA sensation and interferon (IFN) induction, intensive efforts have been …

The role of ubiquitination in tumorigenesis and targeted drug discovery

L Deng, T Meng, L Chen, W Wei, P Wang - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Ubiquitination, an important type of protein posttranslational modification (PTM), plays a
crucial role in controlling substrate degradation and subsequently mediates the “quantity” …

DNA sensing by the cGAS–STING pathway in health and disease

M Motwani, S Pesiridis, KA Fitzgerald - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
The detection of pathogens through nucleic acid sensors is a defining principle of innate
immunity. RNA-sensing and DNA-sensing receptors sample subcellular compartments for …

The multifaceted role of chromosomal instability in cancer and its microenvironment

SF Bakhoum, LC Cantley - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of human cancer, and it is associated with poor
prognosis, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. CIN results from errors in chromosome …

Cytoplasmic chromatin triggers inflammation in senescence and cancer

Z Dou, K Ghosh, MG Vizioli, J Zhu, P Sen… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Chromatin is traditionally viewed as a nuclear entity that regulates gene expression and
silencing,,. However, we recently discovered the presence of cytoplasmic chromatin …

The complementarity of DDR, nucleic acids and anti-tumour immunity

AVR Kornepati, CM Rogers, P Sung, TJ Curiel - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) immunotherapy is a first-line treatment for selected
cancers, yet the mechanisms of its efficacy remain incompletely understood. Furthermore …

Beyond K48 and K63: non-canonical protein ubiquitination

M Tracz, W Bialek - Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 2021 - Springer
Protein ubiquitination has become one of the most extensively studied post-translational
modifications. Originally discovered as a critical element in highly regulated proteolysis …

Research advances in how the cGAS-STING pathway controls the cellular inflammatory response

D Wan, W Jiang, J Hao - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) sensor cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) along with the
downstream stimulator of interferon genes (STING) acting as essential immune-surveillance …

Current understanding of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway: Structure, regulatory mechanisms, and related diseases

J Pan, CJ Fei, Y Hu, XY Wu, L Nie… - Zoological research, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The innate immune system protects the host from external pathogens and internal damage
in various ways. The cGAS-STING signaling pathway, comprised of cyclic GMP-AMP …