Janus kinase 1

JAK1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesJAK1, JAK1A, JAK1B, JTK3, Janus kinase 1, AIIDE
External IDsOMIM: 147795; MGI: 96628; HomoloGene: 1678; GeneCards: JAK1; OMA:JAK1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_146145
NM_013567

RefSeq (protein)

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 64.83 – 65.07 MbChr 4: 101.15 – 101.27 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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JAK1 is a human tyrosine kinase protein essential for signaling for certain type I and type II cytokines. It interacts with the common gamma chain (γc) of type I cytokine receptors, to elicit signals from the IL-2 receptor family (e.g. IL-2R, IL-7R, IL-9R and IL-15R), the IL-4 receptor family (e.g. IL-4R and IL-13R), the gp130 receptor family (e.g. IL-6R, IL-11R, LIF-R, OSM-R, cardiotrophin-1 receptor (CT-1R), ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor (CNTF-R), neurotrophin-1 receptor (NNT-1R) and Leptin-R). It is also important for transducing a signal by type I (IFN-α/β) and type II (IFN-γ) interferons, and members of the IL-10 family via type II cytokine receptors.[5] Jak1 plays a critical role in initiating responses to multiple major cytokine receptor families. Loss of Jak1 is lethal in neonatal mice, possibly due to difficulties suckling.[6] Expression of JAK1 in cancer cells enables individual cells to contract, potentially allowing them to escape their tumor and metastasize to other parts of the body.[7]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000162434Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028530Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Gadina M, Hilton D, Johnston JA, Morinobu A, Lighvani A, Zhou YJ, Visconti R, O'Shea JJ (2001). "Signaling by type I and II cytokine receptors: ten years after". Curr. Opin. Immunol. 13 (3): 363–73. doi:10.1016/S0952-7915(00)00228-4. PMID 11406370.
  6. ^ Rodig SJ, Meraz MA, White JM, Lampe PA, Riley JK, Arthur CD, King KL, Sheehan KC, Yin L, Pennica D, Johnson EM, Schreiber RD (1998). "Disruption of the Jak1 gene demonstrates obligatory and nonredundant roles of the Jaks in cytokine-induced biologic responses". Cell. 93 (3): 373–83. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81166-6. PMID 9590172. S2CID 18684846.
  7. ^ Christian Nordqvist. "Protein JAK Makes Cancer Cells Contract, So They Can Squeeze Out Of A Tumor". Medical News Today.