How STING gets moving: Study identifies transport protein key to immune response

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified how the quintessential immune protein known as stimulator of interferon genes (STING) migrates from one cellular organelle to another, a necessary step in its activation. The findings, published in Cell, could eventually lead to new therapeutics that harness this system to fight infections, cancer, autoimmune disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases.