cGAS produces a 2′-5′-linked cyclic dinucleotide second messenger that activates STING

Cyclic [G(2′,5′)pA(3′,5′)p] Is the Metazoan Second Messenger Produced by DNA-Activated Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase

(2013) Pu Gao et al.   CELL

Species-specific detection of the antiviral small-molecule compound CMA by STING

(2013) Taner Cavlar et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Mouse, but not Human STING, Binds and Signals in Response to the Vascular Disrupting Agent 5,6-Dimethylxanthenone-4-Acetic Acid

(2013) J. Conlon et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

The Innate Immune DNA Sensor cGAS Produces a Noncanonical Cyclic Dinucleotide that Activates Human STING

(2013) Elie J. Diner et al.   Cell Reports

Coordinated Regulation of Accessory Genetic Elements Produces Cyclic Di-Nucleotides for V. cholerae Virulence

(2012) Bryan W. Davies et al.   CELL

Structural Analysis of the STING Adaptor Protein Reveals a Hydrophobic Dimer Interface and Mode of Cyclic di-GMP Binding

(2012) Songying Ouyang et al.   IMMUNITY

Autoimmunity Initiates in Nonhematopoietic Cells and Progresses via Lymphocytes in an Interferon-Dependent Autoimmune Disease

(2012) Alevtina Gall et al.   IMMUNITY

Structure of STING bound to cyclic di-GMP reveals the mechanism of cyclic dinucleotide recognition by the immune system

(2012) Chang Shu et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The structural basis for the sensing and binding of cyclic di-GMP by STING

(2012) Yi-He Huang et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Crystal structures of STING protein reveal basis for recognition of cyclic di-GMP

(2012) Guijun Shang et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

STING manifests self DNA-dependent inflammatory disease

(2012) J. Ahn et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cyclic GMP-AMP Is an Endogenous Second Messenger in Innate Immune Signaling by Cytosolic DNA

(2012) J. Wu et al.   SCIENCE

Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is a Cytosolic DNA Sensor That Activates the Type I Interferon Pathway

(2012) L. Sun et al.   SCIENCE

STING is a direct innate immune sensor of cyclic di-GMP

(2011) Dara L. Burdette et al.   NATURE

The Oligoadenylate Synthetase Family: An Ancient Protein Family with Multiple Antiviral Activities

(2010) Helle Kristiansen et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERFERON AND CYTOKINE RESEARCH

One-Flask Syntheses of c-di-GMP and the [Rp,Rp] and [Rp,Sp] Thiophosphate Analogues

(2010) Barbara L. Gaffney et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enzymatic synthesis of c-di-GMP using a thermophilic diguanylate cyclase

(2009) Feng Rao et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

STING regulates intracellular DNA-mediated, type I interferon-dependent innate immunity

(2009) Hiroki Ishikawa et al.   NATURE

ERIS, an endoplasmic reticulum IFN stimulator, activates innate immune signaling through dimerization

(2009) W. Sun et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Adaptor Protein MITA Links Virus-Sensing Receptors to IRF3 Transcription Factor Activation

(2008) Bo Zhong et al.   IMMUNITY

MPYS, a Novel Membrane Tetraspanner, Is Associated with Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II and Mediates Transduction of Apoptotic Signals

(2008) L. Jin et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

STING is an endoplasmic reticulum adaptor that facilitates innate immune signalling

(2008) Hiroki Ishikawa et al.   NATURE