YopJ targets STING to inhibit IRF3 signaling.
YopJ interacts with STING to block its ER-to-Golgi traffic and remove its K63-linked ubiquitination chains.
The 172th cysteine of YopJ mediates STING deubiquitination and IRF3 signaling inhibition.
Mice infected with WT bacteria induced decreased inflammation and STING as compared to ΔYopJ and strains infection.
The data herein reveal a previously unrecognized mechanism by which YopJ modulates innate immune signaling.