Apoptotic Caspases Prevent the Induction of Type I Interferons by Mitochondrial DNA
Rongvaux A, Jackson R, Harman CC, Li T, West AP, de Zoete MR, Wu Y, Yordy B, Lakhani SA, Kuan CY, Taniguchi T, Shadel GS, Chen ZJ, Iwasaki A, Flavell RA. Apoptotic Caspases Prevent the Induction of Type I Interferons by Mitochondrial DNA. Cell 2014, 159: 1563-1577. PMID: 25525875, PMCID: PMC4272443, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membrane permeabilizationCell deathOuter membrane permeabilizationType I interferonDNA-dependent activationCaspase-dependent mannerI interferonCGAS/STING pathwayMitochondrial DNAApoptotic caspasesMembrane permeabilizationActive caspasesProapoptotic caspasesMitochondriaCaspasesSTING pathwayIFN responseAntiviral immunityCentral roleDual controlPathwayProinflammatory typeInductionCellsActivation