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 …

Molecular mechanisms and cellular functions of cGAS–STING signalling

KP Hopfner, V Hornung - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The cGAS–STING signalling axis, comprising the synthase for the second messenger cyclic
GMP–AMP (cGAS) and the cyclic GMP–AMP receptor stimulator of interferon genes …

Structures and mechanisms in the cGAS-STING innate immunity pathway

X Zhang, X Bai, ZJ Chen - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Besides its role as the blueprint of life, DNA can also alert the cell to the presence of
microbial pathogens as well as damaged or malignant cells. A major sensor of DNA that …

Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA release and activation of the cGAS-STING pathway

J Kim, HS Kim, JH Chung - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
In addition to constituting the genetic material of an organism, DNA is a tracer for the
recognition of foreign pathogens and a trigger of the innate immune system. cGAS functions …

DNA sensing by the cGAS–STING pathway in health and disease

M Motwani, S Pesiridis, KA Fitzgerald - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
The detection of pathogens through nucleic acid sensors is a defining principle of innate
immunity. RNA-sensing and DNA-sensing receptors sample subcellular compartments for …

cGAS in action: Expanding roles in immunity and inflammation

A Ablasser, ZJ Chen - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND The life of any organism depends on the ability of cells to accurately
recognize and eliminate harmful microbes. To detect the immense repertoire of pathogenic …

Phosphorylation and chromatin tethering prevent cGAS activation during mitosis

T Li, T Huang, M Du, X Chen, F Du, J Ren, ZJ Chen - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)–adenosine monophosphate
(AMP) synthase (cGAS) detects microbial DNA in the cytosol to trigger innate immune …

Regulation and function of the cGAS–STING pathway of cytosolic DNA sensing

Q Chen, L Sun, ZJ Chen - Nature immunology, 2016 - nature.com
The recognition of microbial nucleic acids is a major mechanism by which the immune
system detects pathogens. Cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic DNA …

[HTML][HTML] HDAC3 inhibition ameliorates ischemia/reperfusion-induced brain injury by regulating the microglial cGAS-STING pathway

Y Liao, J Cheng, X Kong, S Li, X Li, M Zhang… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: It is known that neuroinflammation plays a critical and detrimental role in the
development of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), but the regulation of the cyclic GMP …

[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 …