2020
A Critical Role for STING Signaling in Limiting Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Virus
Geng T, Lin T, Yang D, Harrison AG, Vella AT, Fikrig E, Wang P. A Critical Role for STING Signaling in Limiting Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Virus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 223: 2186-2196. PMID: 33161431, PMCID: PMC8205639, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus infectionSTING signalingGt miceType I IFN responseChikungunya virus infectionImmune cell infiltrationWild-type miceActivator of neutrophilsInnate immune responseExpression of interferonI IFN responseExpression of chemoattractantsRNA virus infectionDNA virus infectionInterferon genes (STING) pathwayCHIKV arthritisViremic stageArthritis progressionViral burdenArthritis pathogenesisChemokine responsesCell infiltrationJoint damageImmune responseSTING deficiency
2019
The GRA15 protein from Toxoplasma gondii enhances host defense responses by activating the interferon stimulator STING
Wang P, Li S, Zhao Y, Zhang B, Li Y, Liu S, Du H, Cao L, Ou M, Ye X, Li P, Gao X, Wang P, Jing C, Shao F, Yang G, You F. The GRA15 protein from Toxoplasma gondii enhances host defense responses by activating the interferon stimulator STING. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 16494-16508. PMID: 31416833, PMCID: PMC6851339, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHEK293 CellsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12 Subunit p35Membrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNucleotidyltransferasesProtein MultimerizationProtozoan ProteinsSpleenSurvival RateToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsUbiquitinationConceptsImmune responseCyclic GMP-AMP synthaseWT miceRobust innate immune responseCGAS-deficient miceHost immune responseInnate immune responseType I IFNCGAS/STING signalingInterferon-stimulated genesGMP-AMP synthaseInflammatory cytokinesNeurotropic pathogensGRA15Mouse modelSevere symptomsI IFNLatent infectionSTING signalingHigh mortalityMiceInfectionHost defense responsesStingsHost cells