title: Suppressors of cytokine signalling (SOCS): putative modulators of cytokine bioactivity in health and disease.
abstract: Cytokines are important modulators of homeostatic processes such as development, haematopoiesis and host defence. A recently identified family of proteins, the supressors of cytokine signalling (SOCS) act as negative regulators of the key cytokine-activated signalling pathway, the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) cascade. In the current review, the discovery, structural features, regulation of expression, mechanisms of JAK/STAT inhibition and putative role in health and disease of the SOCS family are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research University College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGinty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C108944:SOCS1 protein, human; C106643:SOCS2 protein, human; C106644:SOCS3 protein, human; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors