The cGAS–STING pathway as a therapeutic target in inflammatory diseases

A Decout, JD Katz, S Venkatraman… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The cGAS–STING signalling pathway has emerged as a key mediator of inflammation in the
settings of infection, cellular stress and tissue damage. Underlying this broad involvement of …

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 …

An orally available non-nucleotide STING agonist with antitumor activity

BS Pan, SA Perera, JA Piesvaux, JP Presland… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Activation of the STING (stimulator of interferon genes) protein by its
natural ligand, cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) …

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 …

Prolonged activation of innate immune pathways by a polyvalent STING agonist

S Li, M Luo, Z Wang, Q Feng, J Wilhelm… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an endoplasmic reticulum transmembrane
protein that is a target of therapeutics for infectious diseases and cancer. However, early …

Immunotherapy with engineered bacteria by targeting the STING pathway for anti-tumor immunity

DS Leventhal, A Sokolovska, N Li, C Plescia… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Synthetic biology is a powerful tool to create therapeutics which can be rationally designed
to enable unique and combinatorial functionalities. Here we utilize non-pathogenic E coli …

[HTML][HTML] The cGAS–STING signaling in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: future novel target option for pharmacotherapy

PK Oduro, X Zheng, J Wei, Y Yang, Y Wang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling
exert essential regulatory function in microbial-and onco-immunology through the induction …

Challenges and opportunities in the clinical development of STING agonists for cancer immunotherapy

L Motedayen Aval, JE Pease, R Sharma… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionised cancer therapy. However, they have
been effective in only a small subset of patients and a principal mechanism underlying …

Magnitude of therapeutic STING activation determines CD8+ T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity

KE Sivick, AL Desbien, LH Glickman, GL Reiner… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Intratumoral (IT) STING activation results in tumor regression in preclinical models, yet
factors dictating the balance between innate and adaptive anti-tumor immunity are unclear …

STING: infection, inflammation and cancer

GN Barber - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
The rapid detection of microbial agents is essential for the effective initiation of host defence
mechanisms against infection. Understanding how cells detect cytosolic DNA to trigger …