Rodwell, M., Chtarbanova, S. (2024). STING-NF-κB signaling: Viral infection drives gut aging effects.  Curr. Biol. 34(13): R618--RR620.

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Viral infection causes an increase in age-related intestinal pathologies. New research finds that oral viral infection leads to intestinal stem-cell proliferation and a decrease in lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster that depends on Sting-NF-κB signaling.