Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

STING enhances cell death through regulation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage

  • Thomas J. Hayman,
  • Marta Baro,
  • Tyler MacNeil,
  • Chatchai Phoomak,
  • Thazin Nwe Aung,
  • Wei Cui,
  • Kevin Leach,
  • Radhakrishnan Iyer,
  • Sreerupa Challa,
  • Teresa Sandoval-Schaefer,
  • Barbara A. Burtness,
  • David L. Rimm,
  • Joseph N. Contessa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22572-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The endoplasmic reticulum-localized adaptor STING regulates the innate immune response through its ability to sense DNA damage. Here the authors reveal that STING functions as a regulator of cellular ROS homeostasis and tumor cell susceptibility to reactive oxygen dependent, DNA damaging agents.