The Janus family of tyrosine kinases (JAK) and the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) family is a ubiquitously expressed intracellular signal transduction pathway. It is involved in many key biological processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and immune regulation. It promotes cytokine-mediated cell activation simply and efficiently.
Under certain pathological conditions, the inflammatory process is widely recognized as a local protective response when the body is exposed to pathogens or injury.JAK/STAT is also a major signaling pathway regulated by cytokines and is essential for initiating innate immunity, coordinating adaptive immune mechanisms, and ultimately suppressing inflammatory and immune responses.
How we use a spatial-omics approach to resolve the JAK/STAT pathway
The JAK/STAT signaling pathway is widely present in a variety of tissues and cells, and its over-activation is closely associated with the development, progression, invasion, and metastasis of many tumors. The JAK/STAT pathway has been the focus of CD Genomics' attention, both to unravel its mechanisms and to discover new clinical candidates.
Figure 1. Overview of the regulation mechanism of JAK/STAT pathway. (Ping, X., et al., 2020)
We can analyze intercellular signaling by modeling the JAK/STAT pathway activity estimated by gene expression in the spatial environment, thus integrating different types of views. This allows our customers to observe the spatial distribution of marker expression of interest, interactions within local cellular ecological niches, and at the level of tissue structure. to better understand multicellular processes, especially intercellular communication.
Key genes that we offer our customers to study
ACE | ACE2 | AGT | AGTR1 | AGTR1A | AGTR1B | AGTR2 | ANGPT1 | ANGPT2 | ANGPT4 |
ANGPTL2 | ANGPTL3 | ANGPTL4 | BDKRB1 | BDKRB2 | BDNF | CCL2 | CCL5 | CCR1 | CCR2 |
CCR5 | CLCF1 | CNTFR | CSF1 | CSF2 | CSF2RA | CSF3 | CSF3R | EFNA1 | EFNA3 |
EFNA4 | EFNA5 | EGF | EGFR | EPO | EPOR | ERBB2 | ERBB4 | F2R | F2RL1 |
FGF1 | FGF10 | FGF14 | FGF15 | FGF18 | FGF19 | FGF2 | FGF20 | FGF21 | FGF23 |
FGF3 | FGF5 | FGF7 | FGF8 | FGF9 | FGFR | FGFR1 | FGFR1A | FGFR1B | FGFR2 |
FGFR3 | FGFR4 | FLT1 | FLT4 | GAS6 | Gh | GHR | Ghrh | Ghsr | Ghsr1a |
Gpr135 | HGF | HTR2a | IFI27 | IFIT1 | IFL16 | IFNA2 | IFNA4 | IFNB1 | IFNE |
IFNG | IFNGR1 | IFNK | IFNL1 | IFNL2 | IFNL3 | IGF1 | IGF1R | IGF2 | IL10 |
IL12A | IL12B | IL12RB1 | IL12RB2 | IL13 | IL13RA1 | IL13RA2 | Il15 | IL17R | IL20 |
IL20RA | IL20RB | IL21 | IL21R | IL23A | IL23R | IL24 | IL26 | IL27 | IL27RA |
IL2RB | IL3 | IL31 | IL31RA | IL3RA | IL4 | IL4l1 | IL4R | IL5 | IL5RA |
IL6 | IL6R | IL6RA | IL6ST | INSR | ITK | JAK1 | JAK2 | KDR | KIT |
KITLG | LEP | LEPA | LEPB | LEPR | LIF | LIFR | LMTK3 | MERTK | MET |
NAMPT | NTRK2 | OB-R | OSM | OSMR | PDGFA | PDGFB | PDGFC | PDGFD | PDGFRA |
PDGFRB | PIP | PRL | PRL3B1 | PRL3D1 | PRLR | STAT1 | STAT2 | STAT3 | STAT4 |
STAT6 | STYK1 | TEK | THPO | TPO | TSLP | TYK2 | VEGFA | VEGFB |
Potential application areas
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Parkinson's disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Sepsis
- Tumors and cancers (myeloproliferative neoplasms, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, lung cancer, stomach cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, etc.)
We do it better
Current interest in the JAK/STAT pathway is focused on inflammatory and oncological diseases and related drugs. CD Genomics can reveal the role of the JAK/STAT pathway in the pathogenesis of each disease through spatially resolved genetic analysis or metabolic analysis to further understand the disease development. Describe the function of the JAK/STAT pathway in the stabilization of the internal environment and the mechanism of action of inhibitors. It may provide new therapeutic strategies and targets for the treatment of multiple diseases and provide new directions for drug development.
Reference
- Ping, X., et al., (2020). "The role of JAK/STAT signaling pathway and its inhibitors in diseases." International Immunopharmacology. 80, 106210.