Mitochondrial DNA in inflammation and immunity

Autor: Riley, Joel S., Tait, Stephen W.G.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: EMBO Reports
ISSN: 1469-3178
1469-221X
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201949799
Popis: Mitochondria are cellular organelles that orchestrate a vast range of biological processes, from energy production and metabolism to cell death and inflammation. Despite this seemingly symbiotic relationship, mitochondria harbour within them a potent agonist of innate immunity: their own genome. Release of mitochondrial DNA into the cytoplasm and out into the extracellular milieu activates a plethora of different pattern recognition receptors and innate immune responses, including cGAS‐STING, TLR9 and inflammasome formation leading to, among others, robust type I interferon responses. In this Review, we discuss how mtDNA can be released from the mitochondria, the various inflammatory pathways triggered by mtDNA release and its myriad biological consequences for health and disease.
Mitochondrial DNA is increasingly recognized as a potent agonist of innate immunity. This review discusses how mitochondrial DNA can be released from mitochondria and trigger the activation of different pro‐inflammatory signaling pathways.
Databáze: OpenAIRE