Role of the JAK/STAT signal transduction pathway in the regulation of gene expression in CNS

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-64

  Dell'Albani, Paola ^a   Santangelo, R ^b   Torrisi, L ^b   Nicoletti, V G ^b   Stella, A M Giuffrida ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CNS; Gene expression; JAKs; Signal transduction; STATs

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; JANUS KINASE; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; STAT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; JANUS;

EID: 0037263643     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021644027850     Document Type: Article

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