Stimulator of interferon genes

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Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) induces production of type I interferon when cells are infected by viruses, mycobacteria and intracellular parasites. STING recognizes and binds cyclic-di-GMP produced by bacteria and cyclic-GMP AMP (cGAMP) produced by viruses. The C-terminal domain (CTD) (residues 139-379 in human) of STING binds cyclic-di-GMP. STING is a facilitator of innate immune signaling[1].

Structure of human STING CTD complex with c-di-GMP (stick model) and Ca+2 ion (green) (PDB entry 4ef4)

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3D structures of STING3D structures of STING

(Updated on 01-September-2016

ReferencesReferences

  1. Poltorak A, Kurmyshkina O, Volkova T. Stimulator of interferon genes (STING): A "new chapter" in virus-associated cancer research. Lessons from wild-derived mouse models of innate immunity. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2016 Jun;29:83-91. doi:, 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2016.02.009. Epub 2016 Mar 4. PMID:26980676 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cytogfr.2016.02.009

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