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. 2022 Dec 23;7:394. doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-01252-z

Table 1.

STING interactome

Interacting protein STING Types of regulation Function Ref.
Protein No. of TMD sub-domain for interaction sub-domain for interaction
NLRC3 None Nucleotide-binding domain LBD (aa139–344) Blocks STING trafficking and STING–TBK1 association 251
ZDHHC1 4 TM N terminus of ZDHHC1 (aa1–271) TMD + Promotes the dimerization and aggregation of STING(R232/H232) 252
BTK None SH3/ SH2-interaction domain TMD + BTK Deficiency impairs STING-mediated TBK1 and IRF3 activation 253
NLRX1 None Nucleotide-binding domain N.D. disrupt STING–TBK1 interaction 254
iRhom2 7 TM First TMD TMD + Promotes STING–TRAPβ interaction and stabilize STING through depolyubiquitin (K48) 255
S6K1 None Kinase domain The phosphorylation site + Recruits IRF3 to the STING–TBK1 complex for phosphorylation 256
TRIF None CTD CTD + Stabilizes the dimeric form of STING 257
IFI16 None PYRIN domain N.D. + Facilitates recruitment of TBK1 to STING and its phosphorylation of STING 51
Src None SH3 domain N terminal PXXP motif + Promotes the phosphorylation of TBK1 on Tyr179 and TBK1 activation 258
TMED2 1 TM Lumen GOLD and CC domain TMD + Promotes the Recruitment of STING into the COPII Complex and the trafficking 259
SNX8 None N-terminal domain (aa1–180) TMD + Recruits the VPS34 to STING and promote STING trafficking 260
UBXN3B None UAS domain N.D. + Modulates TRIM56-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination of STING and activation of TBK1 261
TMEM203 4 TM N-terminal TMDs TMD + Promotes STING trafficking and Competes for STING Binding with STIM1 262
YIPF5 5 TM C-terminal TMDs TMD + Facilitates STING recruitment to COPII in the presence of cytoplasmic dsDNA 263
STIM1 1 TM Direct interaction of STIM1 TMD Retains STING at the ER under steady-state conditions 118
HER2 None Intracellular domain CTD (aa139–379) Recruits AKT1 to phosphorylate TBK1 at S510 and impede STING signalosome assembly 74
TOLLIP None CTD Short loop between TMD2 and TMD3 + Stabilizes STING on the ER under steady-state conditions 119
STEEP None CTD TMD and dimerization interphase + Facilitates PtdIns(3)P production for ER membrane curvature and COPII assembly 126
Notch 1 TM Notch intracellular domain (NICD) LBD Inhibits STING activation by competing with cGAMP for the CDN-binding site 264
Galectin-9 None Carbohydrate recognition domain 1 STING Promotes the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM29-mediated K48-linked ubiquitination of STING 265
DAPK3 None N.D. CTD + Inhibits STING proteasome-mediated degradation in unstimulated states and promotes STING K63-ubiquitination and STING–TBK1 interaction when activated 266
REC8 None N.D. The 111–221 section of STING + Inhibits the K48-linked ubiquitination (on Lys150 and Lys370) triggered by RNF5 267
TMEM120A 6 TM CTD N.D. + Promotes STING translocation from the ER to ERGIC and its activation 268
STX17 2 TM N.D. CTD + Inhibits autophagosomal fusion with lysosomes by sequestering STX17 at ER/ERGIC 160
UNC93B1 12TM N.D. N.D. Suppresses STING signaling by targeting STING for lysosome degradation 269,270
ALG2 None N.D. CTD Inhibits STING trafficking through binding to its C-terminal tail 271

aa amino acid, ALG2 apoptosis-linked gene 2, BTK bruton tyrosine kinase, CDN cyclic dinucleotide, cGAMP cyclic GMP–AMP, CTD C-terminal domain, COPII coat protein complex II, DAPK3 death-associated protein kinase 3, ER endoplasmic reticulum, ERGIC ER–Golgi intermediate compartments, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, IFI16 interferon gamma inducible protein 16, IRF3 interferon regulatory factor 3, iRhom2 inactive rhomboid 2, LBD ligand binding domain, N.D. not determined, NLRC3 NLR family caspase recruitment domain containing 3, NLRX1 NLR family member X1, NTD N-terminal domain, REC8 REC8 meiotic recombination protein, RNF5 ring finger protein 5, S6K1 p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1, SNX8 sorting nexin 8, STEEP STING ER exit protein, STIM1 stromal interaction molecule 1, STX17 syntaxin 17, TBK1 TANK-binding kinase 1, TMED2 transmembrane p24 trafficking protein 2, TMEM transmembrane protein, TOLLIP Toll-interacting protein, TRAPβ translocon-associated protein subunit beta; TRIM29, tripartite motif containing-containing protein 29, TRIF TIR domain containing adaptor protein inducing interferon-beta, UBXN3B UBX domain-containing protein 8, UNC93B1 Unc-93 homolog B1, YIPF5 Yip1 domain family member 5, ZDHHC1 zinc finger DHHC-type containing 1, PtdIns (3)P phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate