PMID: 22728658

Authors:

Shu C, Yi G, Watts T, Kao CC, Li P

Title:

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

Journal:

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 Jun 24;19(7):722-4. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2331.

Abstract:

STING (stimulator of interferon genes) is an innate immune sensor of cyclic dinucleotides that regulates the induction of type I interferons. STING's C-terminal domain forms a V-shaped dimer and binds a cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP) at the dimer interface by both direct and solvent-mediated hydrogen bonds. Guanines of c-di-GMP stack against the phenolic rings of a conserved tyrosine, and mutations at the c-di-GMP binding surface reduce nucleotide binding and affect signaling.