The multiple roles of interferon regulatory factor family in health and disease

L Wang, Y Zhu, N Zhang, Y Xian, Y Tang, J Ye… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Interferon Regulatory Factors (IRFs), a family of transcription factors, profoundly
influence the immune system, impacting both physiological and pathological processes …

ZBP1-mediated necroptosis: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

X Chen, Y Dai, X Wan, X Hu, W Zhao, X Ban, H Wan… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell death is a fundamental pathophysiological process in human disease. The discovery of
necroptosis, a form of regulated necrosis that is induced by the activation of death receptors …

Telomere-to-mitochondria signalling by ZBP1 mediates replicative crisis

J Nassour, LG Aguiar, A Correia, TT Schmidt, L Mainz… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cancers arise through the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations that enable
cells to evade telomere-based proliferative barriers and achieve immortality. One such …

The Z-nucleic acid sensor ZBP1 in health and disease

J Maelfait, J Rehwinkel - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2023 - rupress.org
Nucleic acid sensing is a central process in the immune system, with far-reaching roles in
antiviral defense, autoinflammation, and cancer. Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1) is a sensor …

Z-DNA binding protein 1 orchestrates innate immunity and inflammatory cell death

Q Song, Y Fan, H Zhang, N Wang - Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Innate immunity is not only the first line of host defense against microbial infections but is
also crucial for the host responses against a variety of noxious stimuli. Z-DNA binding …

Telomeres as hotspots for innate immunity and inflammation

J Nassour, S Przetocka, J Karlseder - DNA repair, 2024 - Elsevier
Aging is marked by the gradual accumulation of deleterious changes that disrupt organ
function, creating an altered physiological state that is permissive for the onset of prevalent …

Chromatin-based, in cis and in trans regulatory rewiring underpins distinct oncogenic transcriptomes in multiple myeloma

J Alvarez-Benayas, N Trasanidis, A Katsarou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma is a genetically heterogeneous cancer of the bone marrow plasma cells
(PC). Distinct myeloma transcriptome profiles are primarily driven by myeloma initiating …

Systems medicine dissection of chr1q-amp reveals a novel PBX1-FOXM1 axis for targeted therapy in multiple myeloma

N Trasanidis, A Katsarou, K Ponnusamy… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Understanding the biological and clinical impact of copy number aberrations (CNAs) on the
development of precision therapies in cancer remains an unmet challenge. Genetic …

ZBP1 mediates the progression of Alzheimer's disease via pyroptosis by regulating IRF3

H Guo, R Chen, P Li, Q Yang, Y He - Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading causes of death throughout the world. Z-DNA
binding protein 1 (ZBP1), a DNA-related gene, is associated with inflammation, and its …

Z-nucleic acid sensor ZBP1 in sterile inflammation

Q Song, Z Qi, K Wang, N Wang - Clinical Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1), a cytosolic nucleic acid sensor for Z-form nucleic
acids (Z-NA), can detect both exogenous and endogenous nucleic acids. Upon sensing of …