Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MITOCHONDRIAL_DNA: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
Knowledge base pages for this entity
| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGAS | activates | protein | 0.72 |
| STING1 | activates | protein | 0.72 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:MITOCHONDRIAL_DNA | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDP43 | activates | protein | 0.64 |
| ZALCITABINE | causes | drug | 0.64 |
| TFAM | activates | protein | 0.64 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:MITOCHONDRIAL_DNA | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitochondrial DNA-Driven AIM2 Inflammasome Activation in Neu | 0.580 | neurodegeneration | What are the mechanisms by which gut mic |
| Senescent Cell Mitochondrial DNA Release | 0.545 | neurodegeneration | Senolytic therapy for age-related neurod |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-08 | 0 hypotheses
neuroinflammation | 2026-04-07 | 0 hypotheses
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-07 | 0 hypotheses
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS [PMID:33031745] | Yu CH, Davidson S, Harapas CR, Hilton JB | Cell | 2020 | 2 |
| Stimuli-responsive nanoplatforms for precision activation of the STING pathway i [PMID:41668757] | ["Bi D", "Yang X", "Wang Y", "Yong J", " | Frontiers in immunology | 2026 | 0 |
| Decoding senescent drivers in Alzheimer's disease: From bench to bedside. [PMID:41344577] | ["Zhou R", "Lin X", "Liao Z", "Lin J", " | Ageing research reviews | 2026 | 0 |
| Role of NEIL1 in genome maintenance. [PMID:40010204] | ["McCullough A", "Minko I", "Luzadder M" | DNA repair | 2025 | 0 |
| Bionanoconjugates in Neurodegeneration: Peptide-Nanoparticle Alliances for Next- [PMID:41199078] | ["Ranjitha V", "Kumar A", "Kaalappa P"] | Pharmaceutical research | 2025 | 0 |
| Mitochondrial DNA released by senescent tumor cells enhances PMN-MDSC-driven imm [PMID:40203808] | ["Lai P", "Liu L", "Bancaro N", "Troiani | Immunity | 2025 | 0 |
| Apheresis for senescence: Targeting the senescence-associated secretory phenotyp [PMID:40651559] | ["Akgun Y"] | Ageing research reviews | 2025 | 0 |
| Methodological influences on circulating cell-free-mitochondrial and nuclear DNA [PMID:40080226] | ["Daubermann C", "Herhaus B", "Neuberger | Molecular biology reports | 2025 | 0 |
| Innate immune sensing of Z-nucleic acids by ZBP1-RIPK1 axis drives neuroinflamma [PMID:40902587] | ["Song Z", "Xie X", "Chen Y", "Zhang B", | Immunity | 2025 | 0 |
| Exosomes as nanocarriers for brain-targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acid [PMID:40533746] | ["Sanadgol N", "Abedi M", "Hashemzaei M" | Journal of nanobiotechnology | 2025 | 0 |
| Antileukemic potential of methylated indolequinone MAC681 through immunogenic ne [PMID:38704604] | ["Orlikova-Boyer B", "Lorant A", "Gajula | Biomarker research | 2024 | 0 |
| Enhancing Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Nano-Epidrug Eff [PMID:39548919] | ["Li X", "Liu Y", "Ke J", "Wang Z", "Han | Advanced materials (Deerfield | 2024 | 0 |
| The cGAS-STING pathway drives neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration via cellul [PMID:39490400] | Zhang Y, Zou M, Wu H, Zhu J, Jin T | Neurobiology of disease | 2024 | 0 |
| mtDNA release promotes cGAS-STING activation and accelerated aging of postmitoti [PMID:39039044] | ["Li Y", "Cui J", "Liu L", "Hambright W" | Cell death & disease | 2024 | 0 |
| Senescent glia link mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid accumulation. [PMID:38839958] | ["Byrns C", "Perlegos A", "Miller K", "J | Nature | 2024 | 0 |
| Apoptotic stress causes mtDNA release during senescence and drives the SASP. [PMID:37821702] | ["Victorelli S", "Salmonowicz H", "Chapm | Nature | 2023 | 0 |
| Exposome and unhealthy aging: environmental drivers from air pollution to occupa [PMID:37688657] | Pandics T, Major D, Fazekas-Pongor V, Sz | GeroScience | 2023 | 0 |
| cGAS-STING drives ageing-related inflammation and neurodegeneration. [PMID:37532932] | Gulen MF, Samson N, Keller A, Schwabenla | Nature | 2023 | 0 |
| Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA release and activation of the cGAS-STI [PMID:36964253] | ["Kim J", "Kim H", "Chung J"] | Experimental & molecular medic | 2023 | 0 |
| The cGAS-STING-YY1 axis accelerates progression of neurodegeneration in a mouse [PMID:37633968] | ["Jiang S", "Tian T", "Yao H", "Xia X", | Cell death and differentiation | 2023 | 0 |