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<StructureSection load=' | <StructureSection load='' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of human STING CTD complex with c-GMP-AMP (PDB entry [[4loh]])' scene='57/573101/Cv/1'> | ||
'''Stimulator of interferon genes''' (STING) | == Function == | ||
'''Stimulator of interferon genes protein''' or '''transmembrane protein 173''' (STING) is an ER-associated membrane protein. STING signals immune responses in human and other animals. STING is activated by cyclic GMP-AMP produced by [[Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase]] whose activity is triggered by infections of DNA-containing pathogens<ref>PMID:30842659</ref>. A PLPLRT/SD conserved motif at the STING C-terminal plays a critical role in turning on the immune system to fight against viral infections<ref>PMID:31118511</ref>. | |||
== | == Disease == | ||
STING mutations are associated with autoimmune diseases<ref>PMID:26235147</ref>. | |||
== Structural highlights == | |||
The 3D structure of the complex between human STING and cyclic GMP-AMP shows the dinucleotide bound by the symmetric dimer of STING. The <scene name='57/573101/Cv/5'>U-shaped cleft</scene> between the 2 subunits makes numerous interactions with the U-shaped ligand. <scene name='57/573101/Cv/4'>GMP-AMP binding site</scene> (water molecules are shown as red spheres). A <scene name='57/573101/Cv/6'>Tyr residue from each monomer stacks</scene> against each of the purine moieties while an <scene name='57/573101/Cv/7'>Arg residue from each monomer forms hydrogen bonds to the dinucleotide</scene> <ref>PMID:23910378</ref>. | |||
==3D structures of stimulator of interferon genes protein== | |||
[[Stimulator of interferon genes protein 3D structures]] | |||
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