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Main Authors: He, Jianfeng, Zhu, Yongyi, Tian, Zichao, Liu, Mengqin, Gao, Anmin, Fu, Wangmi, Lu, Fei, Sun, Yutong, Guo, Yajun, Pan, Rongqing, Ji, Yuchen, Chen, Jianxiang, Lu, Huasong, Lin, Juan, Liang, Xingguo, Kim, Chun, Zhou, Chun, Jiao, Huipeng
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Published: Molecular cell 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40267921/
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author He, Jianfeng
Zhu, Yongyi
Tian, Zichao
Liu, Mengqin
Gao, Anmin
Fu, Wangmi
Lu, Fei
Sun, Yutong
Guo, Yajun
Pan, Rongqing
Ji, Yuchen
Chen, Jianxiang
Lu, Huasong
Lin, Juan
Liang, Xingguo
Kim, Chun
Zhou, Chun
Jiao, Huipeng
author_facet He, Jianfeng
Zhu, Yongyi
Tian, Zichao
Liu, Mengqin
Gao, Anmin
Fu, Wangmi
Lu, Fei
Sun, Yutong
Guo, Yajun
Pan, Rongqing
Ji, Yuchen
Chen, Jianxiang
Lu, Huasong
Lin, Juan
Liang, Xingguo
Kim, Chun
Zhou, Chun
Jiao, Huipeng
He, Jianfeng
Zhu, Yongyi
Tian, Zichao
Liu, Mengqin
Gao, Anmin
Fu, Wangmi
Lu, Fei
Sun, Yutong
Guo, Yajun
Pan, Rongqing
Ji, Yuchen
Chen, Jianxiang
Lu, Huasong
Lin, Juan
Liang, Xingguo
Kim, Chun
Zhou, Chun
Jiao, Huipeng
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition. He, Jianfeng Zhu, Yongyi Tian, Zichao Liu, Mengqin Gao, Anmin Fu, Wangmi Lu, Fei Sun, Yutong Guo, Yajun Pan, Rongqing Ji, Yuchen Chen, Jianxiang Lu, Huasong Lin, Juan Liang, Xingguo Kim, Chun Zhou, Chun Jiao, Huipeng Animals Humans Mice Apoptosis DNA, Z-Form DNA-Binding Proteins HEK293 Cells HeLa Cells Models, Molecular Nucleic Acid Conformation Protein Binding RNA, Z-Form RNA-Binding Proteins Signal Transduction Spliceosomes Z-DNA-binding protein 1 (ZBP1; also known as DAI or DLM-1) regulates cell death and inflammation by sensing left-handed double-helical nucleic acids, including Z-RNA and Z-DNA. However, the physiological conditions that generate Z-form nucleic acids (Z-NAs) and activate ZBP1-dependent signaling pathways remain largely elusive. In this study, we developed a probe, Zα-mFc, that specifically detected both Z-DNA and Z-RNA. Utilizing this probe, we discovered that inhibiting spliceosome causes nuclear accumulation of Z-RNA:DNA hybrids, which are sensed by ZBP1 via its Zα domains, triggering apoptosis and necroptosis in mammalian cells. Furthermore, we solved crystal structures of the human or mouse Zα1 domain complexed with a 6-bp RNA:DNA hybrid, revealing that the RNA:DNA hybrid adopts a left-handed conformation. Our findings demonstrate that the spliceosome acts as a checkpoint preventing accumulation of Z-RNA:DNA hybrids, which potentially function as endogenous ligands activating ZBP1-dependent cell death pathways.
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spellingShingle ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition.
He, Jianfeng
Zhu, Yongyi
Tian, Zichao
Liu, Mengqin
Gao, Anmin
Fu, Wangmi
Lu, Fei
Sun, Yutong
Guo, Yajun
Pan, Rongqing
Ji, Yuchen
Chen, Jianxiang
Lu, Huasong
Lin, Juan
Liang, Xingguo
Kim, Chun
Zhou, Chun
Jiao, Huipeng
Animals
Humans
Mice
Apoptosis
DNA, Z-Form
DNA-Binding Proteins
HEK293 Cells
HeLa Cells
Models, Molecular
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Protein Binding
RNA, Z-Form
RNA-Binding Proteins
Signal Transduction
Spliceosomes
ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition. He, Jianfeng Zhu, Yongyi Tian, Zichao Liu, Mengqin Gao, Anmin Fu, Wangmi Lu, Fei Sun, Yutong Guo, Yajun Pan, Rongqing Ji, Yuchen Chen, Jianxiang Lu, Huasong Lin, Juan Liang, Xingguo Kim, Chun Zhou, Chun Jiao, Huipeng Animals Humans Mice Apoptosis DNA, Z-Form DNA-Binding Proteins HEK293 Cells HeLa Cells Models, Molecular Nucleic Acid Conformation Protein Binding RNA, Z-Form RNA-Binding Proteins Signal Transduction Spliceosomes Z-DNA-binding protein 1 (ZBP1; also known as DAI or DLM-1) regulates cell death and inflammation by sensing left-handed double-helical nucleic acids, including Z-RNA and Z-DNA. However, the physiological conditions that generate Z-form nucleic acids (Z-NAs) and activate ZBP1-dependent signaling pathways remain largely elusive. In this study, we developed a probe, Zα-mFc, that specifically detected both Z-DNA and Z-RNA. Utilizing this probe, we discovered that inhibiting spliceosome causes nuclear accumulation of Z-RNA:DNA hybrids, which are sensed by ZBP1 via its Zα domains, triggering apoptosis and necroptosis in mammalian cells. Furthermore, we solved crystal structures of the human or mouse Zα1 domain complexed with a 6-bp RNA:DNA hybrid, revealing that the RNA:DNA hybrid adopts a left-handed conformation. Our findings demonstrate that the spliceosome acts as a checkpoint preventing accumulation of Z-RNA:DNA hybrids, which potentially function as endogenous ligands activating ZBP1-dependent cell death pathways.
title ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition.
topic Animals
Humans
Mice
Apoptosis
DNA, Z-Form
DNA-Binding Proteins
HEK293 Cells
HeLa Cells
Models, Molecular
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Protein Binding
RNA, Z-Form
RNA-Binding Proteins
Signal Transduction
Spliceosomes
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40267921/