Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …

Attacking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway for targeted therapeutic treatment in human cancer

L Yu, J Wei, P Liu - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of human death globally. PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling is
one of the most frequently dysregulated signaling pathways observed in cancer patients that …

STING-induced regulatory B cells compromise NK function in cancer immunity

S Li, B Mirlekar, BM Johnson, WJ Brickey, JA Wrobel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
An immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment is a major obstacle in the control of
pancreatic and other solid cancers,–. Agonists of the stimulator of interferon g enes (STING) …

Androgen receptor-mediated CD8+ T cell stemness programs drive sex differences in antitumor immunity

C Yang, J Jin, Y Yang, H Sun, L Wu, M Shen, X Hong… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The incidence and mortality rates of many non-reproductive human cancers are generally
higher in males than in females. However, the immunological mechanism underlying sexual …

Targeting innate immune pathways for cancer immunotherapy

LL Cao, JC Kagan - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
The innate immune system is critical for inducing durable and protective T cell responses to
infection and has been increasingly recognized as a target for cancer immunotherapy. In this …

Multifaceted functions of STING in human health and disease: from molecular mechanism to targeted strategy

Z Zhang, H Zhou, X Ouyang, Y Dong… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Since the discovery of Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) as an important pivot for
cytosolic DNA sensation and interferon (IFN) induction, intensive efforts have been …

ZBP1-MLKL necroptotic signaling potentiates radiation-induced antitumor immunity via intratumoral STING pathway activation

Y Yang, M Wu, D Cao, C Yang, J Jin, L Wu, X Hong… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Necroptosis, a form of regulated necrosis, participates in tumor development and dying cell
immunogenicity. However, it remains unclear how tumor cell–intrinsic necroptotic signaling …

[HTML][HTML] The immunostimulatory RNA RN7SL1 enables CAR-T cells to enhance autonomous and endogenous immune function

LR Johnson, DY Lee, JS Eacret, D Ye, CH June… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Poor tumor infiltration, development of exhaustion, and antigen insufficiency are common
mechanisms that limit chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell efficacy. Delivery of pattern …

Acid‐ionizable iron nanoadjuvant augments STING activation for personalized vaccination immunotherapy of cancer

F Chen, T Li, H Zhang, M Saeed, X Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The critical challenge for cancer vaccine‐induced T‐cell immunity is the sustained activation
of antigen cross‐presentation in antigen‐presenting cells (APCs) with innate immune …

Comprehensive elaboration of the cGAS-STING signaling axis in cancer development and immunotherapy

J Zheng, J Mo, T Zhu, W Zhuo, Y Yi, S Hu, J Yin… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Cellular recognition of microbial DNA is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism by which
the innate immune system detects pathogens. Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and its …