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Abstract / Description of output
Cellular senescence is a stress response program characterized by a robust cell cycle arrest and the induction of a proinflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) that is triggered through an unknown mechanism. Here, we show that, during oncogene-induced senescence (OIS), the Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and its partner TLR10 are key mediators of senescence in vitro and in murine models. TLR2 promotes cell cycle arrest by regulating the tumor suppressors p53-p21CIP1, p16INK4a, and p15INK4b and regulates the SASP through the induction of the acute-phase serum amyloids A1 and A2 (A-SAAs) that, in turn, function as the damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) signaling through TLR2 in OIS. Last, we found evidence that the cGAS-STING cytosolic DNA sensing pathway primes TLR2 and A-SAAs expression in OIS. In summary, we report that innate immune sensing of senescence-associated DAMPs by TLR2 controls the SASP and reinforces the cell cycle arrest program in OIS.
Original language | English |
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Article number | eaaw0254 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Jun 2019 |
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The Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track (ECAT)-Plus Programme
Whyte, M.
1/08/17 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Characterization of the Senescence Associated Extracellular Matrix (SA-ECM) and its role in cancer progression
1/12/13 → 30/09/21
Project: Research