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ArticleScience advances2025

VAPB is a negative regulator of STING-mediated innate immune signaling.

Wangsheng Ji, Yin Zhang, Lianfei Zhang, Qingqing Liu, Shengbo Niu, Yuqun Feng, Feilong Chen, Xinqi Liu, Xia Li

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Wangsheng JiJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7111-8108
Yin ZhangJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0009-0008-1418-6690
Lianfei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0967-5480
Qingqing LiuJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0009-0000-5148-0858
Shengbo NiuJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0009-0000-1154-0799
Yuqun FengJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0009-0003-3671-5067
Feilong ChenDepartment of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6678-4966
Xinqi LiuState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6045-718X
Xia LiJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7875-6527

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Abstract

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) signaling receptor involved in the type I interferon response to pathogen- or self-derived cytosolic double-stranded DNA. Excessive activation of STING is associated with many diseases, but the regulatory mechanism of STING activation remains to be further elucidated. Here, we identify VAPB as a negative regulator of STING-mediated innate immune response. VAPB deficiency increases the expression of type I interferons under resting conditions or upon stimulation. Mechanistically, VAPB associates and translocates with STING, thereby regulating STING translocation, oligomerization, and recruitment of TBK1. In vivo, deficiency of VAPB enhances the expression of type I interferons and prevents lethality following HSV-1 infection. Furthermore, VAPB P56S, a pathogenic mutation causing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), can promote STING-mediated innate immune response under resting conditions, which might contribute to further understanding of the relationship between cGAS-STING pathway and ALS. Our study identifies VAPB as a critical regulating factor in cGAS-STING-mediated innate immune responses.

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Immunity, InnateMembrane ProteinsSignal TransductionVesicular Transport ProteinsAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsHEK293 CellsHerpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanHumansInterferon Type IMiceProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSTING ProteinInterferon Type IMembrane ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSTING1 protein, humanSting1 protein, mouseSTING ProteinVAPB protein, humanVesicular Transport Proteins

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PMCPMC12674132

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