EccDNA biogenesis and its role in innate immunity
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ABSTRACT: Extrachromosomal circular DNA elements (EccDNAs) have been described in the literature for several decades and are known for their wide existence across species as well as their high heterogeneity in genomic origins. Due to their scarcity and lack of validation tools, their biogenesis as well as their functions are largely unknown. Here, by using a newly developed circular DNA enrichment method, we purified eccDNAs from different cells and mapped their genomic location using both Illumine and Nanopore sequencing. We found that eccDNAs are mapped to genome in a largely random fashion, suggesting a biogenesis mechanism of random ligation of genomic DNA fragments. Consistently, we found that apoptosis inducers can increase the eccDNA generation, which is dependent on DNase 1/3 and DNA ligase 3. Importantly, we demonstrate that eccDNAs function as potent innate immunostimulants in a sequence-independent, but circularization-dependent fashion.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE165919 | GEO | 2021/08/05
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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