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ArticleScience advances2024

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

Bobin George Abraham, Teemu Haikarainen, Joni Vuorio, Mykhailo Girych, Anniina T Virtanen, Antti Kurttila, Christos Karathanasis, Mike Heilemann, Vivek Sharma, Ilpo Vattulainen and 1 more

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bobin George AbrahamFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1373-4244
Teemu HaikarainenFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8441-2517
Joni VuorioDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2404-4545
Mykhailo GirychDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Anniina T VirtanenFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7332-4880
Antti KurttilaFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0009-0007-8822-1180
Christos KarathanasisInstitute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Mike HeilemannInstitute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9821-3578
Vivek SharmaDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8838-3151
Ilpo VattulainenDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7408-3214
Olli SilvennoinenFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-0747-9512
University of Helsinki · FITampere University · FIGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 are still incompletely understood. Quantitative superresolution microscopy (qSMLM) showed that erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) exists as monomers and dimerizes upon Epo stimulation or through the predominant JAK2 pseudokinase domain mutations (V617F, K539L, and R683S). Crystallographic analysis complemented by kinase activity analysis and atomic-level simulations revealed distinct pseudokinase dimer interfaces and activation mechanisms for the mutants: JAK V617F activity is driven by dimerization, K539L involves both increased receptor dimerization and kinase activity, and R683S prevents autoinhibition and increases catalytic activity and drives JAK2 equilibrium toward activation state through a wild-type dimer interface. Artificial intelligence-guided modeling and simulations revealed that the pseudokinase mutations cause differences in the pathogenic full-length JAK2 dimers, particularly in the FERM-SH2 domains. A detailed molecular understanding of mutation-driven JAK2 hyperactivation may enable novel therapeutic approaches to selectively target pathogenic JAK2 signaling.

Indexed as

ErythropoietinJanus Kinase 2Artificial IntelligenceHumansMutationReceptors, ErythropoietinSignal TransductionErythropoietinJAK2 protein, humanJanus Kinase 2Receptors, Erythropoietin

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PMID38457493
PMCPMC10923518
OpenAlexW4392602545

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