کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1979088 | 1061659 | 2012 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Cytokines are well recognized for the pleiotropic nature of their signaling and biological activities on many cell types and their role in health and disease. Recent years have seen a steady stream of new cytokine receptor crystal structures including those that are activated by GM-CSF, type I interferon, and a variety of interleukins. Highlights include the observation of a dodecameric signaling complex for the GM-CSF receptor, electron microscopy imaging of an intact gp130/IL-6/IL-6Rα ternary receptor complex bound to its signal transducing Janus kinase and visualization of novel cytokine recognition mechanisms in the interleukin-17 and type I interferon families. This increasing knowledge in cytokine structural biology is driving new opportunities for developing novel therapies to modulate cytokine function in a diverse range of diseases including malignancies and chronic inflammation.
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► Structure of the GM-CSF receptor complex reveals a dodecameric signaling unit.
► N-glycosylation of IL-7 receptor found critical for high affinity binding of IL-7.
► Structure of an IL-17R complex reveals a novel mode of cytokine recognition.
► Type 1 interferon receptors recognize diverse cytokines through ‘anchor points’.
► Visualization of intact gp130/IL-6/IL-6Rα ternary receptor bound to a Janus kinase.
Journal: Current Opinion in Structural Biology - Volume 22, Issue 3, June 2012, Pages 350–359