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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Innate immune sensing via the cGAS-STING pathway restricts extrachromosomal DNA-driven tumorigenesis.

Tuo Li, Qing-Lin Yang, Kailiang Qiao, Anli Zhang, Chenglong Sun, Huocong Huang, Paul S Mischel, Sihan Wu, Zhijian J Chen

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Tuo LiDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0001-6268-7520
Qing-Lin YangDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0001-6532-5699
Kailiang QiaoChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0002-6097-0338
Anli ZhangDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Chenglong SunDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Huocong HuangDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0002-6345-4566
Paul S MischelSarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University.
Sihan WuChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0001-8329-7492
Zhijian J ChenDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Funding

eDyNAmiC - STANFORDOT2CA278688 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI PAUL S MISCHEL · 2022 to 2026
$7.7M
eDyNAmiC-TEXASSWOT2CA278683 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Zhijian J Chen · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Novel endogenous and engineered activators of STING: from mechanisms to cancer therapyR01CA299257 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Xiaochen Bai, Zhijian J Chen · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
Function of mesothelial cells in the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaR00CA252009 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HUANG, HUOCONG · 2023 to 2025
$747k
NCI NIH HHS OT2 CA278683NCI NIH HHS OT2 CA278688NCI NIH HHS R00 CA252009NCI NIH HHS R01 CA299257
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) are circular DNA fragments frequently found in human cancers, where they amplify oncogenes, drive tumor heterogeneity, and promote therapy resistance and poor prognosis. Despite their prevalence, how ecDNAs interact with the immune system remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the cytosolic DNA sensor cGAS detects ecDNA fragments in the cytoplasm and activates the innate immune response. cGAS and STING are frequently silenced in ecDNA

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cancercGASDNA methylationecDNAinnate immunitymRNA lipid nanoparticlesSTING

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PMID41509453
PMCPMC12776550

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