Regulating STING

STING/MPYS mediates host defense against Listeria monocytogenes infection by regulating Ly6C(hi) monocyte migration.

MPYS (also known as STING, MITA, and TMEM173) is a type I IFN stimulator that is essential for host defense against DNA virus infection and appears important in defense against certain bacteria. The in vivo significance and mechanisms by which MPYS mediates host defense against nonviral pathogens are unknown. Using an MPYS-deficient mouse (Tmem173()), we determined that, distinct from ...

STING/MPYS Mediates Host Defense against Listeria monocytogenes Infection by Regulating Ly6C Monocyte Migration

Sting fever

On August 17, The editors at USA Today had a tough call to make — whether to lead the paper with the fact that Elvis Presley has been dead for 25 years — or go with the story about the exotic virus sweeping west faster than wildfires. Anxiety won out over nostalgia, with Elvis relegated to the cover story in the Weekend section. 'West Nile outbreak expected to worsen,' read the top headline in ...

[Jellyfish sting or tattoo?].

The Diamond STING server

Diamond STING is a new version of the STING suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of a relationship between protein sequence, structure, function and stability. We have added a number of new functionalities by both providing more structure parameters to the STING Database and by improving/expanding the interface for enhanced data handling. The integration among the STING components has...