Suppressor of cytokine signalling
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SOCS refers to a family of genes involved in inhibiting the JAK-STAT signaling pathway
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JAK-STAT signaling pathway
The JAK-STAT signaling pathway transmits information from chemical signals outside the cell, through the cell membrane, and into gene promoters on the DNA in the cell nucleus, which causes DNA transcription and activity in the cell. The JAK-STAT system is a major signaling alternative to the second...
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