STAT3 and endothelial dysfunction: Our studies define a non-canonical cGAS-STING-STAT3 signaling axis that couples a mesenchymal transcriptional program with epigenetic silencing of an endothelial maintenance program, promoting TGFβ-independent STING-mediated EndMT and endothelial dysfunction, and suggesting STING as a therapeutic target for inflammatory pulmonary fibrosis.