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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2017

Canonical and Non-Canonical Aspects of JAK-STAT Signaling: Lessons from Interferons for Cytokine Responses.

Andrea Majoros, Ekaterini Platanitis, Elisabeth Kernbauer-Hölzl, Felix Rosebrock, Mathias Müller, Thomas Decker

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 203 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
203citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

203 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 324 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea MajorosDepartment of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Ekaterini PlatanitisDepartment of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Elisabeth Kernbauer-HölzlDepartment of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Felix RosebrockDepartment of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Mathias MüllerInstitute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Thomas DeckerDepartment of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Max Perutz Labs · ATUniversity of Vienna · ATUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 25186Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1261
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signal transduction mediates cytokine responses. Canonical signaling is based on STAT tyrosine phosphorylation by activated JAKs. Downstream of interferon (IFN) receptors, activated JAKs cause the formation of the transcription factors IFN-stimulated gene factor 3 (ISGF3), a heterotrimer of STAT1, STAT2 and interferon regulatory factor 9 (IRF9) subunits, and gamma interferon-activated factor (GAF), a STAT1 homodimer. In recent years, several deviations from this paradigm were reported. These include kinase-independent JAK functions as well as extra- and intranuclear activities of U-STATs without phosphotyrosines. Additionally, transcriptional control by STAT complexes resembling neither GAF nor ISGF3 contributes to transcriptome changes in IFN-treated cells. Our review summarizes the contribution of non-canonical JAK-STAT signaling to the innate antimicrobial immunity imparted by IFN. Moreover, we touch upon functions of IFN pathway proteins beyond the IFN response. These include metabolic functions of IRF9 as well as the regulation of natural killer cell activity by kinase-dead TYK2 and different phosphorylation isoforms of STAT1.

Indexed as

innate immunityinterferonJAK–STATnon-canonicalsignal transduction

Identifiers

PMID28184222
PMCPMC5266721
OpenAlexW2580811839

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