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Therapeutic targeting of Janus kinases.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jun 2008
Pesu Marko, Laurence Arian, Kishore Nandini, Zwillich Samuel H, Chan Gary, O'Shea John J
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SUMMARY: Cytokines play pivotal roles in immunity and inflammation, and targeting cytokines and their receptors is an effective means of treating such disorders. Type I and II cytokine receptors associate with Janus family kinases (JAKs) to effect intracellular signaling. These structurally unique protein kinases play essential and specific roles in immune cell development and function. One JAK, JAK3, has...
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