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 …

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 …

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 …

The cytosolic DNA-sensing cGAS–STING pathway in cancer

J Kwon, SF Bakhoum - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
The recognition of DNA as an immune-stimulatory molecule is an evolutionarily conserved
mechanism to initiate rapid innate immune responses against microbial pathogens. The …

Mitochondrial DNA in inflammation and immunity

JS Riley, SWG Tait - EMBO reports, 2020 - embopress.org
Mitochondria are cellular organelles that orchestrate a vast range of biological processes,
from energy production and metabolism to cell death and inflammation. Despite this …

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 …

DNA damage and cancer immunotherapy: a STING in the tale

T Reisländer, FJ Groelly, M Tarsounas - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Cancer immunotherapies enhance anti-tumor immune responses using checkpoint
inhibitors, such as PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors. Recent studies, however, have extended the …

Compromised nuclear envelope integrity drives TREX1-dependent DNA damage and tumor cell invasion

GP de Freitas Nader, S Agüera-Gonzalez, F Routet… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Although mutations leading to a compromised nuclear envelope cause diseases such as
muscular dystrophies or accelerated aging, the consequences of mechanically induced …

Structural basis for sequestration and autoinhibition of cGAS by chromatin

S Michalski, CC de Oliveira Mann, CA Stafford, G Witte… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS) is an innate immune sensor for cytosolic
microbial DNA. After binding DNA, cGAS synthesizes the messenger 2′ 3′-cyclic GMP …

Structural basis for the inhibition of cGAS by nucleosomes

T Kujirai, C Zierhut, Y Takizawa, R Kim, L Negishi… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate synthase (cGAS) senses
invasion of pathogenic DNA and stimulates inflammatory signaling, autophagy, and …