Mitochondrial STAT3: Powering up a potent factor.
The JAK-STAT3 signaling pathway is engaged by many cytokines and growth factor stimuli to control diverse biological processes including proliferation, angiogenesis, survival, immune modulation, and metabolism. For over two decades it has been accepted that STAT3-dependent biology is due to its potency as a transcription factor capable of regulating the expression of many hundreds of genes. However, recent evidence of non-canonical and non-genomic activities of STAT3 has emerged. The most exciting of these activities is its capacity to translocate into the mitochondria where it regulates the activity of the electron transport chain and the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. These have broad consequences including cell survival and the production of reactive oxygen species and ATP in both normal tissue and under pathological conditions. Despite these fascinating observations there are many key unanswered questions about the mechanism of STAT mitochondrial activity.
Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Daniel J
DJ
Garama
Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Christine L
CL
White
Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Jesse J
JJ
Balic
Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: daniel.gough@hudson.org.au.
Daniel J
DJ
Gough
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004579:Electron Transport; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D002118:Calcium
Cancer; Electron transport; Ischaemia/reperfusion; Metabolism; Mitochondria; STAT3