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 …

Innate immune sensing of cytosolic chromatin fragments through cGAS promotes senescence

S Glück, B Guey, MF Gulen, K Wolter, TW Kang… - Nature cell …, 2017 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is triggered by various distinct stresses and characterized by a
permanent cell cycle arrest. Senescent cells secrete a variety of inflammatory factors …

Autophagic cell death restricts chromosomal instability during replicative crisis

J Nassour, R Radford, A Correia, JM Fusté, B Schoell… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Replicative crisis is a senescence-independent process that acts as a final barrier against
oncogenic transformation by eliminating pre-cancerous cells with disrupted cell cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Topoisomerase 1 cleavage complex enables pattern recognition and inflammation during senescence

B Zhao, P Liu, T Fukumoto, T Nacarelli… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cyclic cGMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a pattern recognition cytosolic DNA sensor that is
essential for cellular senescence. cGAS promotes inflammatory senescence-associated …

Interplay between oncogene-induced DNA damage response and heterochromatin in senescence and cancer

R Di Micco, G Sulli, M Dobreva, M Liontos… - Nature cell …, 2011 - nature.com
Two major mechanisms have been causally implicated in the establishment of cellular
senescence: the activation of the DNA damage response (DDR) pathway and the formation …

Tumour-infiltrating Gr-1+ myeloid cells antagonize senescence in cancer

D Di Mitri, A Toso, JJ Chen, M Sarti, S Pinton, TR Jost… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Aberrant activation of oncogenes or loss of tumour suppressor genes opposes malignant
transformation by triggering a stable arrest in cell growth, which is termed cellular …

cGAS surveillance of micronuclei links genome instability to innate immunity

KJ Mackenzie, P Carroll, CA Martin, O Murina… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
DNA is strictly compartmentalized within the nucleus to prevent autoimmunity; despite this,
cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS), a cytosolic sensor of double-stranded DNA, is activated …

Phosphorylation and chromatin tethering prevent cGAS activation during mitosis

T Li, T Huang, M Du, X Chen, F Du, J Ren, ZJ Chen - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)–adenosine monophosphate
(AMP) synthase (cGAS) detects microbial DNA in the cytosol to trigger innate immune …

cGAS is essential for cellular senescence

H Yang, H Wang, J Ren, Q Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Cellular senescence is a natural barrier to tumorigenesis and it contributes to the antitumor
effects of several therapies, including radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs. Senescence …

[HTML][HTML] cGAS–STING drives ageing-related inflammation and neurodegeneration

MF Gulen, N Samson, A Keller, M Schwabenland… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Low-grade inflammation is a hallmark of old age and a central driver of ageing-associated
impairment and disease. Multiple factors can contribute to ageing-associated inflammation; …