Abstract
STING functions as both an adaptor protein signaling cytoplasmic double-stranded DNA and a direct immunosensor of cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP). The crystal structures of the C-terminal domain of human STING (STING CTD) and its complex with c-di-GMP reveal how STING recognizes c-di-GMP. In response to c-di-GMP binding, two surface loops, which serve as a gate and latch of the cleft formed by the dimeric STING CTD, undergo rearrangements to interact with the ligand.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 725-727 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Nature Structural and Molecular Biology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |