[HTML][HTML] Apoptotic stress causes mtDNA release during senescence and drives the SASP

…, E Gavathiotis, NK LeBrasseur, X Lei, AG Sainz… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Senescent cells drive age-related tissue dysfunction partially through the induction of a
chronic senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) 1 . Mitochondria are major …

Manipulating mitochondrial electron flow enhances tumor immunogenicity

…, AG Sainz, N Tadepalle, KL Abbott, G Mendiratta… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Although tumor growth requires the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), the relative
contribution of complex I (CI) and complex II (CII), the gatekeepers for initiating electron flow…

Mitochondrial DNA: cellular genotoxic stress sentinel

Z Wu, AG Sainz, GS Shadel - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
High copy number, damage prone, and lean on repair mechanisms are unique features of
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that are hard to reconcile with its essentiality for oxidative …

Mitochondrial DNA stress signalling protects the nuclear genome

Z Wu, S Oeck, AP West, KC Mangalhara, AG Sainz… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The mammalian genome comprises nuclear DNA (nDNA) derived from both parents and
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that is maternally inherited and encodes essential proteins …

PIM kinase inhibitors kill hypoxic tumor cells by reducing Nrf2 signaling and increasing reactive oxygen species

NA Warfel, AG Sainz, JH Song, AS Kraft - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2016 - AACR
Intratumoral hypoxia is a significant obstacle to the successful treatment of solid tumors, and
it is highly correlated with metastasis, therapeutic resistance, and disease recurrence in …

Hypoxia-inducible PIM kinase expression promotes resistance to antiangiogenic agents

AL Casillas, RK Toth, AG Sainz, N Singh, AA Desai… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Patients develop resistance to antiangiogenic drugs, secondary to changes in the
tumor microenvironment, including hypoxia. PIM kinases are prosurvival kinases and their …

Absolute quantification of plasma mitochondrial DNA by droplet digital PCR marks COVID-19 severity over time during intensive care unit admissions

…, GS Shadel, AG Moyzis, AG Sainz… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Increased plasma mitochondrial DNA concentrations are associated with poor outcomes in
multiple critical illnesses, including COVID-19. However, current methods of cell-free …

Direct phosphorylation and stabilization of HIF-1α by PIM1 kinase drives angiogenesis in solid tumors

AL Casillas, SS Chauhan, RK Toth, AG Sainz… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Angiogenesis is essential for the sustained growth of solid tumors. Hypoxia-inducible factor
1 (HIF-1) is a master regulator of angiogenesis and constitutive activation of HIF-1 is …

Author Correction: Apoptotic stress causes mtDNA release during senescence and drives the SASP

…, E Gavathiotis, NK LeBrasseur, X Lei, AG Sainz… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
In the version of this article initially published, US NIH grants R33AG61456-4 and
R01AG064165 were missing from the Acknowledgements section and have now been …

[HTML][HTML] The Pathophysiology of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Absolute quantification of plasma mitochondrial DNA by droplet digital PCR marks COVID-19 …

…, GS Shadel, AG Moyzis, AG Sainz… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increased plasma mitochondrial DNA concentrations are associated with poor outcomes in
multiple critical illnesses, including COVID-19. However, current methods of cell-free …