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Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Jak-STAT Signaling Pathway

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C91519

ALT_DEFINITION

The Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway is one of a handful of pleiotropic cascades used to transduce a multitude of signals for development and homeostasis in animals, from humans to flies. In mammals, the JAK/STAT pathway is the principal signaling mechanism for a wide array of cytokines and growth factors. Following the binding of cytokines to their cognate receptor, STATs are activated by members of the JAK family of tyrosine kinases. Once activated, they dimerize and translocate to the nucleus and modulate the expression of target genes. In addition to the activation of STATs, JAKs mediate the recruitment of other molecules such as the MAP kinases, PI3 kinase etc. These molecules process downstream signals via the Ras-Raf-MAP kinase and PI3 kinase pathways which results in the activation of additional transcription factors.

code

C91519

KEGG_ID

hsa04630

label

Jak-STAT Signaling Pathway

Preferred_Name

Jak-STAT Signaling Pathway

prefixIRI

C91519

prefLabel

Jak-STAT Signaling Pathway

Semantic_Type

Functional Concept

UMLS_CUI

C2984327

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17132

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