Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

A protein-based cGAS-STING nanoagonist enhances T cell-mediated anti-tumor immune responses

  • Xuan Wang,
  • Yingqi Liu,
  • Chencheng Xue,
  • Yan Hu,
  • Yuanyuan Zhao,
  • Kaiyong Cai,
  • Menghuan Li,
  • Zhong Luo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33301-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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Manganese has a crucial role in cGAS-STING-mediated DNA sensing and has emerged as a STING agonist. Here the authors report the design and characterization of a nanosystem incorporating manganese ions and the chemotherapeutic drug β-lapachone, inducing T-cell mediated anti-tumor immune responses in preclinical cancer models.