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Qicong Wu

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Interferon-independent STING enforces epithelial genome-integrity checkpoint to restrain tumor evolution

Xiang Hang, Martina Macino, Clemens Woitaske-Proske, Nicholas Bodenstein, J P Bernardes, Florian Tran, Nicole A Schmid, Gabriela Rios Martini, Felix Wottawa, J Bornhaeuser, Nassim Kakavand, Oliver Dyck Dionisi, Silke van den Bossche, Guang Yang, Qicong Wu, , Konrad Aden

This study shows that STING acts as a genome-integrity checkpoint in epithelial cells, independent of interferon, and its loss leads to chromosomal instability and tumor development.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology