Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Characterization of a Novel Transmembrane Activating STING Agonist using Genetically Humanized Mice
doi: 10.1101/2025.07.14.664814
Figure Lengend Snippet: A. Chemical structures of INI3067, INI3069, INI3070, and INI3071. THF-ISRE cells deficient in TRIF/MAVS or STING were exposed in duplicate overnight to G10 or analogs INI3067, INI3069, INI3070, or INI3071 at indicated concentration; B. IRF3/IFN-I-dependent luciferase expression determined by measuring luminescence. Data presented are mean ± SEM relative luminescence units (RLU) determined in relation to dosage matched DMSO-treated cells; C. Cell viability was determined using ATP-based Cell Titer Glo assay. Data presented are raw luminescence values; D. THF-MAVS/TRIF -/- or THF-STING -/- cells were exposed in duplicate for 6 h to DMSO, 1000 HAU SeV, 100 µM AV-C, 100 nM diABZI, or 100 µM G10, INI3067, INI3069, INI3070, or INI3071. Transcription of mRNAs encoding CXCL10, Viperin, or IFIT1 were then determined using qPCR. Data presented are mean ± SD fold changes of indicated transcript relative to DMSO treated cells; E. THF-MAVS/TRIF -/- or THF-STING -/- cells were exposed for 4 h to DMSO, 1000 HAU SeV, 100 µM AV-C, 100 nM diABZI, or 100 µM G10, INI3067, INI3069, INI3070, or INI3071 and immunoblot of whole cell lysates used to determine expression and phosphorylation status of STING, IRF3, and TBK1 with GAPDH as a loading control; F. HEK293T cells were left untransfected or transiently transfected for 24 h with vectors expressing the WT, HAQ, or R232H alleles of human STING. Cells were then exposed to DMSO, 100 nM diABZI, or 100 µM INI3067, INI3069, INI3070, or INI3071 for 4 h and immunoblot used to determine expression levels of STING and IRF3 and determine the phosphorylation status of IRF3 with GAPDH as a loading control; G. HEK293T cells were stably transfected with indicated STING alleles and transiently transfected with an IRF3/IFN-I-responsive LUC reporter vector and exposed in duplicate overnight to indicated concentrations of INI3067, INI3069, INI3070, or INI3071 or dosage matched DMSO. Data displayed are mean ± SEM RLU.
Article Snippet: Anti-mouse β-Actin (# 5125), anti-mouse/human STING (# 13647), anti-mouse phospho-S366 STING (# 72971), anti-human phospho-S365 STING (# 19781), anti-mouse/human IRF3 (# 4302), anti-mouse phospho-S379 IRF3 (# 79945), anti-mouse/human TBK1 (# 3504), anti-mouse/human phospho-S172 TBK1 (# 5483), and anti-phospho-S211 TFEB (# 37681S) were purchased from Cell Signaling.
Techniques: Concentration Assay, Luciferase, Expressing, Glo Assay, Western Blot, Phospho-proteomics, Control, Transfection, Stable Transfection, Plasmid Preparation