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ArticleNature communications2025

Orthosteric STING inhibition elucidates molecular correction of SAVI STING.

Tao Xie, Max Ruzanov, David Critton, Leidy Merselis, Joseph Naglich, John S Sack, Ping Zhang, Chunshan Xie, Jeffrey Tredup, Laurel B Stine and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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18 authors.

Tao XieDrug Discovery Analytical, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA. tao.xie@bms.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-1479
Max RuzanovStructural Biology, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
David CrittonStructural Biology, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
Leidy MerselisDiscovery Immunology, Bristol Myers Squibb, 250 Water St, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
Joseph NaglichMechanistic Pharmacology, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
John S SackStructural Biology, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1542-9515
Ping ZhangProtein Science, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
Chunshan XieMechanistic Pharmacology, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
Jeffrey TredupProtein Science, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
Laurel B StineDiscovery Immunology, Bristol Myers Squibb, 250 Water St, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-2653
Cameron MessierDiscovery Immunology, Bristol Myers Squibb, 250 Water St, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
David L HopeDiscovery Immunology, Bristol Myers Squibb, 250 Water St, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
Janet Caceres-CortesDrug Discovery Analytical, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
Luciano MuellerDrug Discovery Analytical, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
Alaric J DyckmanImmunology Chemistry, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.
John A NewittProtein Science, Lead Discovery and Optimization, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7324-715X
Asmita ChoudhuryBiocon-Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Development Center, Biocon Park, Plot No. 2 & 3, Bommasandra Phase IV, Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, 560099, India.
Stephen C WilsonDiscovery Immunology, Bristol Myers Squibb, 250 Water St, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA. scwilson@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While the progression of STING activators into the clinic has been successful, the discovery and clinical progression of STING inhibitors remain elusive. Questions persist about the molecular properties needed to distinguish between a STING activator and inhibitor, particularly within SAVI disease, a monogenic autoinflammatory disease that renders STING constitutively active, and how different conformations correlate to function. In this work, we use an orthosteric STING activator and inhibitor from the same chemical series to discover that STING M271 is a critical residue for molecular activation that can be leveraged as a unique molecular signature for pharmacological or genetically driven activation and inhibition. Furthermore, we demonstrate how the therapeutic requirements of a molecular corrector of SAVI STING differs from an orthosteric STING inhibitor, and why this is important for the SAVI disease population.

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Membrane ProteinsAnimalsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceSTING ProteinMembrane ProteinsSTING1 protein, humanSTING Protein

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PMID40595544
PMCPMC12217682

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