[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of Janus kinase trans-activation

NA Caveney, RA Saxton, D Waghray, CR Glassman… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Janus kinases (JAKs) mediate signal transduction downstream of cytokine receptors.
Cytokine-dependent dimerization is conveyed across the cell membrane to drive JAK …

Dissecting specificity in the Janus kinases: the structures of JAK-specific inhibitors complexed to the JAK1 and JAK2 protein tyrosine kinase domains

NK Williams, RS Bamert, O Patel, C Wang… - Journal of molecular …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Janus kinases (JAKs) are a pivotal family of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) that play
prominent roles in numerous cytokine signaling pathways, with aberrant JAK activity …

Structure of a Janus kinase cytokine receptor complex reveals the basis for dimeric activation

CR Glassman, N Tsutsumi, RA Saxton, PJ Lupardus… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Cytokines signal through cell surface receptor dimers to initiate activation of intracellular
Janus kinases (JAKs). We report the 3.6-angstrom–resolution cryo–electron microscopy …

Janus kinases: components of multiple signaling pathways

SG Rane, EP Reddy - Oncogene, 2000 - nature.com
Cytoplasmic Janus protein tyrosine kinases (JAKs) are crucial components of diverse signal
transduction pathways that govern cellular survival, proliferation, differentiation and …

Development of selective covalent Janus kinase 3 inhibitors

L Tan, K Akahane, R McNally… - Journal of medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The Janus kinases (JAKs) and their downstream effectors, signal transducer and activator of
transcription proteins (STATs), form a critical immune cell signaling circuit, which is of …

[HTML][HTML] Janus kinases in interleukin-2-mediated signaling: JAK1 and JAK3 are differentially regulated by tyrosine phosphorylation

KD Liu, SL Gaffen, MA Goldsmith, WC Greene - Current Biology, 1997 - cell.com
Background: Cytokines mediate a variety of effector cell functions, including cellular
proliferation, differentiation, and modulation of the immune response. Many cytokines …

Distinct tyrosine phosphorylation sites in JAK3 kinase domain positively and negatively regulate its enzymatic activity

YJ Zhou, EP Hanson, YQ Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
Cytokines are critically important for the growth and development of a variety of cells. Janus
kinases (JAKs) associate with cytokine receptors and are essential for transmitting …

[HTML][HTML] Conditional activation of Janus kinase (JAK) confers factor independence upon interleukin-3-dependent cells: essential role of Ras in JAK-triggered …

R Mizuguchi, M Hatakeyama - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1998 - ASBMB
Cytokines play crucial roles in the growth and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. They
bind to specific cell membrane receptors that usually do not possess intrinsic protein …

[HTML][HTML] Unexpected effects of FERM domain mutations on catalytic activity of Jak3: structural implication for Janus kinases

YJ Zhou, M Chen, NA Cusack, LH Kimmel… - Molecular cell, 2001 - cell.com
Janus kinases comprise carboxyterminal kinase, pseudokinase, SH2-like, and N-terminal
FERM domains. We identified three patient-derived mutations in the FERM domain of Jak3 …

[HTML][HTML] Janus Kinase (Jak) Subcellular Localization Revisited: The exclusive membrane localization of endogenous janus kinase 1 by cytokine receptor interaction …

I Behrmann, T Smyczek, PC Heinrich… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
The Janus kinases are considered to be cytoplasmic kinases that constitutively associate
with the cytoplasmic region of cytokine receptors, and the Janus kinases (Jaks) are crucial …