Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
The FastScan™ Phospho-STING (Ser366) ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of STING when phosphorylated at Ser366, as shown in Figure 1. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.
Species Reactivity: Human
Background
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING, TMEM173, MITA) is a transmembrane adaptor protein that is a critical component of the cellular innate immune response to pathogenic cytoplasmic DNA (1,2). STING is a ubiquitously expressed protein found predominantly in the ER (1). The enzyme cGAMP synthase (cGAS) produces the second messenger cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP) in response to cytoplasmic DNA (3,4). cGAMP binds and activates STING (3,4). In addition, detection of cytoplasmic DNA by nucleic acid sensors, including DDX41 or IFI16, results in STING activation (5,6). Following activation, STING translocates with TBK1 to perinuclear endosomes and gets phosphorylated by ULK1 at Ser366 (Ser365 in mouse) (7,8). The TBK1 kinase phosphorylates and activates IRF-3 and NF-κB, which leads to the induction of type I interferon and other immune response genes (1,2,7).
Alternate Names
endoplasmic reticulum IFN stimulator; Endoplasmic reticulum interferon stimulator; ERIS; FLJ38577; hMITA; hSTING; Mediator of IRF3 activation; MITA; mitochondrial mediator of IRF3 activation; MPYS; N-terminal methionine-proline-tyrosine-serine plasma membrane tetraspanner; NET23; SAVI; Stimulator of interferon genes protein; stimulator of interferon protein; stimulator of interferon response cGAMP interactor 1; STING; STING-beta; STING1; TM173; TMEM173; Transmembrane protein 173
