8GJX | pdb_00008gjx

Structure of the human STING receptor bound to 2'3'-cUA

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb8GJX/pdb

• Classification: IMMUNE SYSTEM
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): Yes 


• Deposited: 2023-03-16 Released: 2023-07-05 
• Deposition Author(s): Morehouse, B.R., Li, Y., Slavik, K.M., Toyoda, H., Kranzusch, P.J.
• Funding Organization(s): National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.60 Å
• R-Value Free: 
  0.254 (Depositor), 0.255 (DCC) 
• R-Value Work: 
  0.212 (Depositor), 0.214 (DCC) 
• R-Value Observed: 
  0.217 (Depositor) 

Starting Model: experimental

Literature

cGLRs are a diverse family of pattern recognition receptors in innate immunity.

Li, Y., Slavik, K.M., Toyoda, H.C., Morehouse, B.R., de Oliveira Mann, C.C., Elek, A., Levy, S., Wang, Z., Mears, K.S., Liu, J., Kashin, D., Guo, X., Mass, T., Sebe-Pedros, A., Schwede, F., Kranzusch, P.J.

(2023) Cell 186: 3261-3276.e20

• PubMed: 37379839 
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.038
• Primary Citation Related Structures: 
  8EFM, 8EFN, 8GJW, 8GJX, 8GJY, 8GJZ


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

  Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is an enzyme in human cells that controls an immune response to cytosolic DNA. Upon binding DNA, cGAS synthesizes a nucleotide signal 2'3'-cGAMP that activates STING-dependent downstream immunity. Here, we discover that cGAS-like receptors (cGLRs) constitute a major family of pattern recognition receptors in innate immunity. Building on recent analysis in Drosophila, we identify >3,000 cGLRs present in nearly all metazoan phyla. A forward biochemical screening of 150 animal cGLRs reveals a conserved mechanism of signaling including response to dsDNA and dsRNA ligands and synthesis of isomers of the nucleotide signals cGAMP, c-UMP-AMP, and c-di-AMP. Combining structural biology and in vivo analysis in coral and oyster animals, we explain how synthesis of distinct nucleotide signals enables cells to control discrete cGLR-STING signaling pathways. Our results reveal cGLRs as a widespread family of pattern recognition receptors and establish molecular rules that govern nucleotide signaling in animal immunity.

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Organizational Affiliation: 
• Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Port Norris, NJ 08349, USA.
Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Biolog Life Science Institute GmbH & Co. KG, Flughafendamm 9a, 28199 Bremen, Germany.
Department of Marine Biology, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel; Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Sdot Yam, Israel.
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; ICREA, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [e-mail].

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Cyclic - C2  (Explore in 3D)
Global Stoichiometry: Homo 2-mer - A2 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 43.95 kDa 
• Atom Count: 2,914 
• Modeled Residue Count: 346 
• Deposited Residue Count: 378 
• Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Stimulator of interferon genes protein	A, B	189	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 1  Gene Names: STING1, ERIS, MITA, STING, TMEM173
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q86WV6 (Homo sapiens) Explore Q86WV6  Go to UniProtKB:  Q86WV6
PHAROS:  Q86WV6 GTEx:  ENSG00000184584

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
ZNT (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	C [auth B]	2'3'-cUA C19 H23 N7 O14 P2 QFSRDWZEQDGHEV-KPKSGTNCSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.60 Å
• R-Value Free:  0.254 (Depositor), 0.255 (DCC) 
• R-Value Work:  0.212 (Depositor), 0.214 (DCC) 
• R-Value Observed: 0.217 (Depositor) 

Space Group: P 4₁

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 110.879	α = 90
b = 110.879	β = 90
c = 35.553	γ = 90

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
PHENIX	refinement
XDS	data reduction
Aimless	data scaling
AutoSol	phasing

Structure Validation

Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2023-07-05 
Deposition Author(s): Morehouse, B.R., Li, Y., Slavik, K.M., Toyoda, H., Kranzusch, P.J.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)	United States	1DP2GM146250-01

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2023-07-05
  Type: Initial release
  
• Version 1.1: 2023-07-12
  Changes: Database references
• Version 1.2: 2023-08-02
  Changes: Database references
• Version 1.3: 2024-05-22
  Changes: Data collection