Table 1.

Impact of genetic events on innate and inflammasome signaling

Genetic abnormalityGene classMutant gene/ Chromosome alterationInnate immune-signaling effect*Inflammasome-signaling effectRef.
Somatic mutations Epigenetic modifiers TET2 ↑ IL-6 production via ↓ HDAC2 recruitment; ↑ IL-1β ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 28, 30, 40 
  DNMT3A ↑ Type 1 IFN production via ↑ HDAC9 expression  29 
  ASXL1 ↑ NADPH oxidase ROS; ↑ TLR4, TICAM2 ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 31, 40 
  EZH2 ↑ S100A8/A9 via NF-κB derepression  25 
 Spliceosomes SF3B1 ↑ NF-κB activation via ↓ MAP3K7 ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 32, 40 
  SRSF2 ↑ S100A8 and S100A9, DNA-RNA hybrids; ↑ NF-κB activation via caspase 8 isoform ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 24, 32, 40 
  U2AF1 ↑ DNA-RNA hybrids, ATG7 alternate splicing impairing autophagy ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling ; impaired autophagy leading to NLRP3 activation 40, 43, 44 
Chromosomal abnormality N/A Deletion 5q Haploinsufficiency: RPS14 ↑ S100A8/A9; miR-145/146 + TIFAB ↑ TRAF6/IRAK1 ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 8, 11, 22 
Genetic abnormalityGene classMutant gene/ Chromosome alterationInnate immune-signaling effect*Inflammasome-signaling effectRef.
Somatic mutations Epigenetic modifiers TET2 ↑ IL-6 production via ↓ HDAC2 recruitment; ↑ IL-1β ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 28, 30, 40 
  DNMT3A ↑ Type 1 IFN production via ↑ HDAC9 expression  29 
  ASXL1 ↑ NADPH oxidase ROS; ↑ TLR4, TICAM2 ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 31, 40 
  EZH2 ↑ S100A8/A9 via NF-κB derepression  25 
 Spliceosomes SF3B1 ↑ NF-κB activation via ↓ MAP3K7 ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 32, 40 
  SRSF2 ↑ S100A8 and S100A9, DNA-RNA hybrids; ↑ NF-κB activation via caspase 8 isoform ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 24, 32, 40 
  U2AF1 ↑ DNA-RNA hybrids, ATG7 alternate splicing impairing autophagy ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling ; impaired autophagy leading to NLRP3 activation 40, 43, 44 
Chromosomal abnormality N/A Deletion 5q Haploinsufficiency: RPS14 ↑ S100A8/A9; miR-145/146 + TIFAB ↑ TRAF6/IRAK1 ↑ Pyroptosis and β-catenin signaling 8, 11, 22 

HDAC, histone deacetylase; IFN, interferon; miR, microRNA; N/A, not applicable; NADPH, dihydronicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate; NLRP3, NOD-like receptor protein 3; Ref., reference(s); ROS, reactive oxygen species; RPS14, ribosomal protein small subunit 14; TICAM2, TIR domain-containing adapter molecule 2; TIFAB, TRAF-interacting protein with forkhead-associated domain B.

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Arrows indicate (↑) increase and (↓) decrease.

Arrow (↑) indicates that pyroptosis would be driven by NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

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