Structure–function of type I and III interferons

NA de Weerd, AK Kurowska, JL Mendoza… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Type I and type III interferons (IFNs) are major components in activating the innate immune
response. Common to both are two distinct receptor chains (IFNAR1/IFNAR2 and …

Location, location, location: Protein kinase nanoclustering for optimised signalling output

RS Gormal, R Martinez-Marmol, AJ Brooks, FA Meunier - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Protein kinases (PKs) are proteins at the core of cellular signalling and are thereby
responsible for most cellular physiological processes and their regulations. As for all …

A novel approach to study multi-domain motions in JAK1's activation mechanism based on energy landscape

S Sun, G Rodriguez, G Zhao, JE Sanchez… - Briefings in …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The family of Janus Kinases (JAKs) associated with the JAK–signal transducers
and activators of transcription signaling pathway plays a vital role in the regulation of various …

Cryo-EM structure of the extracellular domain of murine Thrombopoietin Receptor in complex with Thrombopoietin

KTG Sarson-Lawrence, JM Hardy, J Iaria… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Thrombopoietin (Tpo) is the primary regulator of megakaryocyte and platelet numbers and is
required for haematopoetic stem cell maintenance. Tpo functions by binding its receptor …

Molecular basis of JAK2 activation in erythropoietin receptor and pathogenic JAK2 signaling

BG Abraham, T Haikarainen, J Vuorio, M Girych… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) mediates type I/II cytokine receptor signaling, but JAK2 is also
activated by somatic mutations that cause hematological malignancies by mechanisms that …

Structure of the interleukin-5 receptor complex exemplifies the organizing principle of common beta cytokine signaling

NA Caveney, GE Rodriguez, C Pollmann, T Meyer… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Cytokines regulate immune responses by binding to cell surface receptors, including the
common subunit beta (βc), which mediates signaling for GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-5. Despite …

Correlative single-molecule and structured illumination microscopy of fast dynamics at the plasma membrane

H Winkelmann, CP Richter, J Eising, J Piehler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy offers powerful means to uncover
the functional organization of proteins in the plasma membrane with very high spatial and …

Single-Molecule Imaging of Integral Membrane Protein Dynamics and Function

A Modak, Z Kilic, K Chattrakun, DS Terry… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Integral membrane proteins (IMPs) play central roles in cellular physiology and represent
the majority of known drug targets. Single-molecule fluorescence and fluorescence …

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diseases Mediated by Chronic Activation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) Proteins

C Liongue, AC Ward - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A group of blood diseases called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)
cause a buildup of certain blood cell types in affected individuals. Each MPN category has a …

Exploring the landscape of synthetic IL‐6‐type cytokines

J Scheller, J Ettich, C Wittich, S Pudewell… - The FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6)‐type cytokines not only have key immunomodulatory functions that affect
the pathogenesis of diseases such as autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory …