Transcription-independent regulation of STING activation and innate immune responses by IRF8 in monocytes

WW Luo, Z Tong, P Cao, FB Wang, Y Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Sensing of cytosolic DNA of microbial or cellular/mitochondrial origin by cGAS initiates
innate immune responses via the adaptor protein STING. It remains unresolved how the …

Ubiquitination of STING at lysine 224 controls IRF3 activation

G Ni, H Konno, GN Barber - Science immunology, 2017 - science.org
Cytosolic DNA species derived from invading microbes or leaked from the nuclear or
mitochondrial compartments of the cell can trigger the induction of host defense genes by …

STING regulates intracellular DNA-mediated, type I interferon-dependent innate immunity

H Ishikawa, Z Ma, GN Barber - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
The innate immune system is critical for the early detection of invading pathogens and for
initiating cellular host defence countermeasures, which include the production of type I …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of STING activity in DNA sensing by ISG15 modification

C Lin, EO Kuffour, NV Fuchs, CGW Gertzen, J Kaiser… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Sensing of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA is mediated by the cyclic
GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) signaling axis. Signal …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing STING in antimicrobial defense and autoinflammation

SL Landman, ME Ressing, AG van der Veen - Cytokine & Growth Factor …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid detection of microbes is crucial for eliciting an effective immune response. Innate
immune receptors survey the intracellular and extracellular environment for signs of a …

Molecular and spatial mechanisms governing STING signalling

KR Balka, D De Nardo - The FEBS Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Detection of microbial nucleic acids via innate immune receptors is critical for establishing
host defence against pathogens. The DNA‐sensing cGAS‐STING pathway has gained …

[HTML][HTML] The STING controlled cytosolic-DNA activated innate immune pathway and microbial disease

H Konno, GN Barber - Microbes and infection, 2014 - Elsevier
The innate immune system is critically important for the primary sensing of invading
pathogens. Over the past decade, the cellular sensors important for recognizing microbial …

A cGAS-independent STING/IRF7 pathway mediates the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines

JJ Suschak, S Wang, KA Fitzgerald… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
It has been known since the discovery of DNA vaccines> 20 y ago that DNA vaccines can
function as adjuvants. Our recent study reported the involvement of Aim2 as the sensor of …

Interferon induction by STING requires its translocation to the late endosomes

C Wang, N Sharma, PM Kessler, GC Sen - Traffic, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To combat microbial infections, mammalian cells use a variety of innate immune response
pathways to induce synthesis of anti‐microbial proteins. The cGAS/STING pathway …

STING agonism turns human T cells into interferon‐producing cells but impedes their functionality

N Kuhl, A Linder, N Philipp, D Nixdorf, H Fischer… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract The cGAS‐STING (cyclic GMP‐AMP synthase‐stimulator of interferon genes) axis is
the predominant DNA sensing system in cells of the innate immune system. However …