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Review
. 2019 Nov:115:21-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.12.005. Epub 2019 Jan 28.

JAK/STAT proteins and their biological impact on NK cell development and function

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JAK/STAT proteins and their biological impact on NK cell development and function

Alexander Vargas-Hernández et al. Mol Immunol. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

NK cells are important early effectors in the innate immune response to a variety of viral infections and for elimination of tumor cells. The JAK/STAT signaling cascade is critical for NK cell development, maturation, survival, and proliferation, therefore, it is important to understand the role of this pathway in NK cell biology. Many cytokines can activate multiple JAK/STAT protein family members, creating a severe phenotype when mutations impair their function or expression. Here we discuss the impact of defective JAK/STAT signaling pathways on NK cell development, activation and cytotoxicity.

Keywords: JAK/STAT pathway; Natural killer cells.

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