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Review
. 2012 Mar 1;4(3):a011205.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a011205.

The Jak/STAT pathway

Douglas A Harrison  1
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Review

The Jak/STAT pathway

Douglas A Harrison. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. .

Abstract

The Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway mediates cellular responses to cytokines (e.g., IL-6) and growth factors (e.g., EGF).

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Figure 1.
The JAK/STAT pathway (simplified view).
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The JAK/STAT pathway.
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