title: STAT proteins and transcriptional responses to extracellular signals.
abstract: Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) transcription factors are implicated in programming gene expression in biological events as diverse as embryonic development, programmed cell death, organogenesis, innate immunity, adaptive immunity and cell growth regulation in organisms ranging from slime molds to insects to man. Rapid progress has unearthed much about the activation of STATs by Janus kinases (JAKs) and other tyrosine kinases and their ability to interface with other signaling systems. Once inside the nucleus, the STATs bind to promoters and join other transcriptional activators in the regulation of gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Immunobiology Center, Box 1630, East Building Room 12-20D, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. curt.horvath@mssm.edu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Horvath
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008894:Milk Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050795:STAT2 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D050800:STAT6 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008894:Milk Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; D050795:STAT2 Transcription Factor; C494084:STAT2 protein, human; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; C494090:STAT4 protein, human; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D050800:STAT6 Transcription Factor; C494101:STAT6 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators