STING1 and infection: It is well established that gonococci are recognized by several PRRs upon infection, including toll-like receptors (TLR), nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NOD), and stimulator of interferon genes (STING; Fichorova et al., 2001; Fisette et al., 2003; Kaparakis et al., 2010; Liu et al., 2010; Woodhams et al., 2013; Mavrogiorgos et al., 2014; Zhu et al., 2018).