Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator: In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses. sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The immune regulatory protein STING has a previously unknown function: acting as an ion channel that allows protons to leak into cells. This discovery makes it the first human immune sensor that can translate danger signals into ion flow.
Nicole Henning, a research specialist at the Preclinical Imaging and Testing Core Facility at MIT's Koch Institute, has advanced medical research with her invention of USGI, an ultrasound imaging system for studying disease development.
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