## Background Mutations in __APC__, a negative regulator of the Wnt/Γ-catenin pathway, can cause cancer as well as profound developmental defects. In both cases, affected cells adopt a proliferative progenitor state and fail to differentiate. While the upregulation of some target genes of Wnt/Γ-cat
JAK/STAT signaling by cytokine receptors
β Scribed by Kathleen D Liu; Sarah L Gaffen; Mark A Goldsmith
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 712 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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β¦ Synopsis
The JAK/STAT pathway is recognized as one of the major mechanisms by which cytokine receptors transduce intracellular signals. This system is regulated at multiple levels, including JAK activation, nuclear trafficking of STAT factors, and negative feedback loops. Gene deletion studies have implicated selected STAT factors as predominant mediators for a limited number of lymphokines. This signaling pathway influences normal cell survival and growth mechanisms and may contribute to oncogenic transformation.
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