Discovery of nucleocytosis reveals immune-activation via the extraction of nuclear DNA (IMAGE)

The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

Discovery of nucleocytosis reveals immune-activation via the extraction of nuclear DNA

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Fluorescence microscopy illustrates immune cell–mediated extraction of nuclear DNA from dying cells, highlighting a newly identified process called nucleocytosis.

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Professor Ken J. Ishii and Dr. Hideo Negishi from The University of Tokyo, Japan Image source link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68839-w

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