Human STING oligomer function is governed by palmitoylation of an evolutionarily conserved cysteine
R. J. M. Chan, X. Cao, S. L. Ergun, E. Njomen, S. R. Lynch, C. Ritchie, B. F. Cravatt, L. Li
This paper identifies palmitoylation at C64 as critical for preventing unproductive STING oligomerization and shows a peptide inhibitor targeting the oligomerization interface.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry