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The name stands for STimulator of INterferon Genes, where interferons are essentially message-carrying molecules involved with the immune system. STING protein
by maxander 8y ago
The name stands for STimulator of INterferon Genes, where interferons are essentially message-carrying molecules involved with the immune system. STING protein, I believe, is essentially a detector which gets triggered when a cell is invaded by a virus or encounters a parasite. For that, it still serves an important purpose.