Definition of «cytokine receptors»

"Cytokine receptors" are proteins on the surface of our cells that act as "receivers" or "sensors" for small molecular signaling proteins called cytokines. These receptors help the cells communicate and respond to important messages from the immune system, controlling processes like inflammation, immunity, and cell growth.

Sentences with «cytokine receptors»

The spatiotemporal organization of cytokine receptor signaling complexes is currently controversially debated. (biophysik.uni-osnabrueck.de)
Additional in vitro and in vivo studies are needed to determine the cause of the specificity of JAK2V617F for myeloid diseases, as second mutations, host modifiers, differential cytokine receptor expression, and other factors may influence the ultimate phenotype of hematopoietic progenitors that acquire the JAK2V617F mutation. (bloodjournal.org)
We showed that inactivation of the ABL kinases in breast cancer cells resulted in decreased expression of genes in the JAK / STAT and cytokine / cytokine receptor pathway signatures, which may be due to decreased STAT5A mRNA expression and reduced STAT5 phosphorylation in ABL1 / ABL2 - depleted breast cancer cells. (stke.sciencemag.org)
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