Human topoisomerases and their roles in genome stability and organization

Y Pommier, A Nussenzweig, S Takeda… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Human topoisomerases comprise a family of six enzymes: two type IB (TOP1 and
mitochondrial TOP1 (TOP1MT), two type IIA (TOP2A and TOP2B) and two type IA (TOP3A …

Endogenous DNA damage as a source of genomic instability in cancer

A Tubbs, A Nussenzweig - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Genome instability, defined as higher than normal rates of mutation, is a double-edged
sword. As a source of genetic diversity and natural selection, mutations are beneficial for …

Roles of eukaryotic topoisomerases in transcription, replication and genomic stability

Y Pommier, Y Sun, SN Huang, JL Nitiss - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2016 - nature.com
Topoisomerases introduce transient DNA breaks to relax supercoiled DNA, remove
catenanes and enable chromosome segregation. Human cells encode six topoisomerases …

β-Glucan reverses the epigenetic state of LPS-induced immunological tolerance

B Novakovic, E Habibi, SY Wang, RJW Arts, R Davar… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Innate immune memory is the phenomenon whereby innate immune cells such as
monocytes or macrophages undergo functional reprogramming after exposure to microbial …

Epigenetic regulation of the innate immune response to infection

Q Zhang, X Cao - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Innate immune cells have complex signalling pathways for sensing pathogens and initiating
innate immune responses against infection. These pathways are tightly regulated at different …

Comparative flavivirus-host protein interaction map** reveals mechanisms of dengue and Zika virus pathogenesis

PS Shah, N Link, GM Jang, PP Sharp, T Zhu… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Mosquito-borne flaviviruses, including dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), are a
growing public health concern. Systems-level analysis of how flaviviruses hijack cellular …

Disease tolerance and immunity in host protection against infection

MP Soares, L Teixeira, LF Moita - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
The immune system probably evolved to limit the negative effects exerted by pathogens on
host homeostasis. This defence strategy relies on the concerted action of innate and …

The pro-tumorigenic host response to cancer therapies

Y Shaked - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Resistance to cancer therapy remains a major challenge in clinical oncology. Although the
initial treatment phase is often successful, eventual resistance, characterized by tumour …

DNA-containing exosomes derived from cancer cells treated with topotecan activate a STING-dependent pathway and reinforce antitumor immunity

Y Kitai, T Kawasaki, T Sueyoshi… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.aai.org
Danger-associated molecular patterns derived from damaged or dying cells elicit
inflammation and potentiate antitumor immune responses. In this article, we show that …

Aconitate decarboxylase 1 is a mediator of polymicrobial sepsis

R Wu, J Liu, N Wang, L Zeng, C Yu, F Chen… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Sepsis is a challenging clinical syndrome caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection. Here, we identified an unexpected proseptic activity of aconitate decarboxylase 1 …