Targeting STING in cancer: Challenges and emerging opportunities

K Zhao, J Huang, Y Zhao, S Wang, J Xu… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling
pathway is a key pathway through which the host regulates immune responses by …

Targeting cGAS/STING signaling-mediated myeloid immune cell dysfunction in TIME

V Kumar, C Bauer, JH Stewart IV - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Myeloid immune cells (MICs) are potent innate immune cells serving as first responders to
invading pathogens and internal changes to cellular homeostasis. Cancer is a stage of …

The common H232 STING allele shows impaired activities in DNA sensing, susceptibility to viral infection, and in monocyte cell function, while the HAQ variant …

G Froechlich, A Finizio, A Napolano, S Amiranda… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Different innate immune pathways converge to Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) and
trigger type I interferon responses after recognition of abnormal nucleic acids in the cells …

N-MYC impairs innate immune signaling in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

A Miranda, S Pattnaik, PT Hamilton, MA Fuss… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) is a challenging disease, especially for patients
with immunologically “cold” tumors devoid of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). We found …

The Role of STING-Mediated Activation of Dendritic Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy

ARS Ribeiro, T Neuper… - International journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The signaling pathway that comprises cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine
monophosphate (cGAMP or GMP-AMP) synthase (cGAS) and Stimulator of Interferon Genes …

[HTML][HTML] Functional tumor cell-intrinsic STING, not host STING, drives local and systemic antitumor immunity and therapy efficacy following cryoablation

M Alshebremi, SL Tomchuck, JT Myers… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Despite its potential utility in delivering direct tumor killing and in situ whole-cell
tumor vaccination, tumor cryoablation produces highly variable and unpredictable clinical …

Differential Regulation of the STING Pathway in Human Papillomavirus–Positive and-Negative Head and Neck Cancers

EL Saulters, PT Kennedy, RJ Carter, A Alsufyani… - Cancer Research …, 2024 - AACR
Squamous cell carcinomas, which arise from the cells that line the mucosal surfaces of the
head and neck, represent the most common type of head and neck cancers (HNSCC) …

Cancer cell-extrinsic STING shapes immune-active microenvironment and predicts clinical outcome in gastric cancer

Y Wei, Q Ren, P Hu, Y Zou, W Yao, H Qiu - Clinical and Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The activation of cGAS–STING pathway can be triggered by cytosolic double-
stranded DNA (dsDNA) in tumor and non-tumor compartments. We aim to assess the …

NRF2 mutation enhances the immune escape of hepatocellular carcinoma by reducing STING activation

C Li, G Liang, K Yan, Y Wang - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a transcription factor usually
hyperactivated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In addition, about 14% of HCC patients …

The promise, progress, and challenges of in situ immunization agents in cancer immunotherapy

MJ Giacalone - Progress in molecular biology and …, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In situ immunization (ISI) agents are an emerging and diverse class of locally acting cancer
immunotherapeutic agents designed to promote innate immune activation in the early steps …