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Evolutionarily conserved role of Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) in programming the microenvironment via regulation of cGAS/STING pathway

ABSTRACT: Telomerase holoenzyme plays a critical role in maintaining telomere length, and thus in regulating inflammation caused by telomeric DNA damage. However, beyond its role in telomere maintenance, the molecular function of telomerase in directly regulating inflammation remains unclear. Here, we show that the reverse transcriptase component of telomerase, TERT, has a cell-type-specific role in directly regulating inflammation via the cytoplasmic cGAS-STING nucleic acid-sensing pathway. Analyses of murine and zebrafish models of gut inflammation and human colitis/Crohn’s patients document that this function of TERT is evolutionarily conserved. Using our novel knock-in TERTVAA mouse model where reverse-transcriptase-inactive TERT is driven by its endogenous loci, and molecular, pharmacological and single-cell approaches we identify the myeloid subpopulation, termed T-MAC, wherein TERT enhances STING activation and initiates type-1 interferon responses independent of reverse transcriptase activity or telomere length. We highlight a hitherto unappreciated role of TERT in directly regulating inflammation and provide a therapeutic rationale for targeting TERT beyond cancers.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE241725 | GEO | 2024/07/22

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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