| Gene Symbol |
TMEM173
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| Entrez Gene |
340061
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| Alt Symbol |
ERIS, MITA, MPYS, NET23, SAVI, STING, hMITA, hSTING
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
transmembrane protein 173
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| Other Description |
N-terminal methionine-proline-tyrosine-serine plasma membrane tetraspanner|endoplasmic reticulum IFN stimulator|endoplasmic reticulum interferon stimulator|mitochondrial mediator of IRF3 activation|stimulator of interferon genes protein
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| Swissprots |
D6RBX0 Q86WV6 A8K3P6 D6RID9 B6EB35 D6RE01
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| Accessions |
EAW62098 EAW62099 EAW62100 Q86WV6 AK095896 AK129800 AK290661 BAF83350 AX775913 CAE11656 BC047779 AAH47779 BE548954 BM149879 BM981219 BU731116 FJ222241 ACI46648 HQ448605 ADQ33083 KF430638 AHB86590 XM_005268445 XP_005268502 XM_011537639 XP_011535941 XM_011537640 XP_011535942 NM_001301738 NP_001288667 NM_198282 NP_938023
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| Function |
Facilitator of innate immune signaling that acts as a sensor of cytosolic DNA from bacteria and viruses and promotes the production of type I interferon (IFN-alpha and IFN-beta). Innate immune response is triggered in response to non-CpG double- stranded DNA from viruses and bacteria delivered to the cytoplasm. Acts by recognizing and binding cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP), a second messenger produced by bacteria, and cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), a messenger produced in response to DNA virus in the cytosol: upon binding of c-di-GMP or cGAMP, autoinhibition is alleviated and TMEM173/STING is able to activate both NF-kappa-B and IRF3 transcription pathways to induce expression of type I interferon and exert a potent anti-viral state. May be involved in translocon function, the translocon possibly being able to influence the induction of type I interferons. May be involved in transduction of apoptotic signals via its association with the major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II). Mediates d
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| Subcellular Location |
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Mitochondrion outer membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Cytoplasm. Note=In response to double-stranded DNA stimulation, relocalizes to perinuclear region, where the kinase TBK1 is recruited.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Ubiquitously expressed. Expressed in skin endothelial cells, alveolar type 2 pneumocytes, bronchial epithelium and alveolar macrophages. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18724357, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18818105, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25029335}.
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| Top Pathways |
RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway, Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway
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