Among them, QTP709-1 was associated with increased levels of chemokine receptor 5-associated chemokines and showed a trend toward reduced lung bacterial burden and histopathological inflammation following M. tb challenge.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Synthetic TLR4 and STING agonists were associated with enhanced immunogenicity of TB subunit vaccines and showed evidence of protective potential, with TLR4-based formulations exhibiting more pronounced immunological responses. The gene discussed is STING1; the disease is tuberculosis.