STING encodes a five transmembrane protein that functions as a major regulator of the innate immune response to viral and bacterial infections. It is facilitator of innate immune signaling that acts as a sensor of cytosolic DNA from bacteria and viruses and promotes low production of type I interferon. STING acts by binding cyclic dinucleotides: recognizes and binds cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP), a second messenger produced by bacteria, and cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), a messenger produced by CGAS in response to DNA virus in the cytosol.