{"id":9860,"date":"2026-09-21T13:25:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/sting-from-immunity-to-metabolism\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:45:41","slug":"sting-from-immunity-to-metabolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/en\/sting-from-immunity-to-metabolism\/","title":{"rendered":"STING: From Immunity to Metabolism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9853 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-AUGEREAU-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-AUGEREAU-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-AUGEREAU-1-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-AUGEREAU-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igmm.cnrs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-AUGEREAU-1-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">A recent publication from Nadine Laguette\u2019s team, featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-026-76833-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nature Communications<\/em><\/a>, reveals an ancestral role of the STING protein in the regulation of lipid metabolism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">The researchers demonstrate that STING regulates lipid metabolism through FADS2, uncovering a previously unknown function that predates its well-established role in innate immunity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">These findings provide new insights into the evolutionary history of STING and highlight the close interplay between metabolism and immunity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong class=\"x7amdea\">Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guha, S., Re, J., Gr\u00e9goire, S. <em>et al.<\/em> Evolutionary conservation analysis reveals a primordial function of STING as a regulator of lipid metabolism via FADS2. <em>Nat Commun<\/em> <strong>17<\/strong>, 9771 (2026). <a class=\"ext\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-76833-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-026-76833-5<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insb.cnrs.fr\/fr\/cnrsinfo\/sting-une-proteine-aux-multiples-visages-de-limmunite-au-metabolisme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information is available on the CNRS Biology website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent publication from Nadine Laguette\u2019s team, featured in Nature Communications, reveals an ancestral role of the STING protein in the regulation of lipid 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