Dynamics of the STAT3 transcription factor: nuclear import dependent on Ran and importin-β1.

The signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) induces transcription of genes that control differentiation, inflammation, proliferation, and tumor cell invasion. Cytokines such as interleukin-6 and interferon stimulate the specific tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3, which confers its...

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Main Authors: Velasco Cimica, Hui-Chen Chen, Janaki K Iyer, Nancy C Reich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098288?pdf=render