0 11 Interleukin Interleukin NNP 12 13 2 2 CD 14 23 signaling signaling NN 24 32 involves involve VBZ 33 36 the the DT 37 52 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 53 55 of of IN 56 60 Stat Stat NNP 61 69 proteins protein NNS 69 70 . . . 72 75 One one CD 76 78 of of IN 79 82 the the DT 83 87 most most RBS 88 97 important important JJ 98 107 cytokines cytokine NNS 108 116 involved involve VBN 117 119 in in IN 120 126 immune immune JJ 127 135 response response NN 136 146 regulation regulation NN 147 149 is be VBZ 150 161 interleukin interleukin NN 162 163 2 2 CD 164 165 ( ( ( 165 169 IL-2 il-2 NN 169 170 ) ) ) 170 171 , , , 172 173 a a DT 174 180 potent potent JJ 181 190 activator activator NN 191 193 of of IN 194 197 the the DT 198 211 proliferation proliferation NN 212 215 and and CC 216 224 function function NN 225 227 of of IN 228 229 T t NN 230 241 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 242 245 and and CC 246 253 natural natural JJ 254 260 killer killer NN 261 266 cells cell NNS 266 267 . . . 268 271 The the DT 272 282 mechanisms mechanism NNS 283 285 by by IN 286 291 which which WDT 292 295 the the DT 296 303 effects effect NNS 304 306 of of IN 307 311 IL-2 il-2 NN 312 315 are be VBP 316 326 propagated propagate VBN 327 333 within within IN 334 339 cells cell NNS 340 343 are be VBP 344 347 not not RB 348 358 understood understand VBN 358 359 . . . 360 365 While while IN 366 369 the the DT 370 377 binding binding NN 378 380 of of IN 381 385 IL-2 il-2 NN 386 388 to to TO 389 392 its its PRP$ 393 401 receptor receptor NN 402 405 was be VBD 406 414 recently recently RB 415 420 shown show VBN 421 423 to to TO 424 428 lead lead VB 429 431 to to TO 432 435 the the DT 436 446 activation activation NN 447 449 of of IN 450 453 two two CD 454 461 kinases kinase NNS 461 462 , , , 463 468 Jak-1 Jak-1 NNP 469 472 and and CC 473 478 Jak-3 Jak-3 NNP 478 479 , , , 480 490 subsequent subsequent JJ 491 496 steps step NNS 497 499 in in IN 500 503 the the DT 504 513 signaling signaling NN 514 521 pathway pathway NN 522 524 to to TO 525 528 the the DT 529 536 nucleus nucleus NN 537 541 that that WDT 542 546 lead lead VBP 547 549 to to TO 550 553 the the DT 554 564 activation activation NN 565 567 of of IN 568 576 specific specific JJ 577 582 genes gene NNS 583 586 had have VBD 587 590 not not RB 591 595 been be VBN 596 609 characterized characterize VBN 609 610 . . . 611 616 Since since IN 617 621 many many JJ 622 631 cytokines cytokine NNS 632 636 that that WDT 637 645 activate activate VBP 646 649 Jak Jak NNP 650 657 kinases kinase NNS 658 662 also also RB 663 667 lead lead VBP 668 670 to to TO 671 674 the the DT 675 683 tyrosine tyrosine NN 684 699 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 700 703 and and CC 704 714 activation activation NN 715 717 of of IN 718 725 members member NNS 726 728 of of IN 729 732 the the DT 733 737 Stat Stat NNP 738 744 family family NN 745 747 of of IN 748 761 transcription transcription NN 762 769 factors factor NNS 769 770 , , , 771 774 the the DT 775 782 ability ability NN 783 785 of of IN 786 790 IL-2 il-2 NN 791 793 to to TO 794 801 trigger trigger VB 802 806 Stat Stat NNP 807 822 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 823 826 was be VBD 827 835 examined examine VBN 835 836 . . . 837 845 Exposure exposure NN 846 848 of of IN 849 858 activated activate VBN 859 864 human human JJ 865 866 T t NN 867 878 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 879 881 or or CC 882 884 of of IN 885 886 a a DT 887 894 natural natural JJ 895 901 killer killer NN 902 906 cell cell NN 907 911 line line NN 912 913 ( ( ( 913 916 NKL NKL NNP 916 917 ) ) ) 918 920 to to TO 921 925 IL-2 il-2 NN 926 931 leads lead VBZ 932 934 to to TO 935 938 the the DT 939 954 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 955 957 of of IN 958 963 Stat1 stat1 NN 964 969 alpha alpha NN 969 970 , , , 971 976 Stat1 stat1 NN 977 981 beta beta NN 981 982 , , , 983 986 and and CC 987 992 Stat3 Stat3 NNP 992 993 , , , 994 996 as as RB 997 1001 well well RB 1002 1004 as as IN 1005 1007 of of IN 1008 1011 two two CD 1012 1024 Stat-related stat-related JJ 1025 1033 proteins protein NNS 1033 1034 , , , 1035 1038 p94 p94 NN 1039 1042 and and CC 1043 1047 p95. p95. NN 1048 1051 p94 p94 NN 1052 1055 and and CC 1056 1059 p95 p95 NN 1060 1065 share share NN 1066 1074 homology homology NN 1075 1079 with with IN 1080 1085 Stat1 stat1 NN 1086 1088 at at IN 1089 1092 the the DT 1093 1108 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1109 1113 site site NN 1114 1117 and and CC 1118 1120 in in IN 1121 1124 the the DT 1125 1128 Src Src NNP 1129 1137 homology homology NN 1138 1139 2 2 CD 1140 1141 ( ( ( 1141 1144 SH2 sh2 NN 1144 1145 ) ) ) 1146 1152 domain domain NN 1152 1153 , , , 1154 1157 but but CC 1158 1167 otherwise otherwise RB 1168 1171 are be VBP 1172 1187 immunologically immunologically RB 1188 1196 distinct distinct JJ 1197 1201 from from IN 1202 1207 Stat1 Stat1 NNP 1207 1208 . . . 1209 1214 These these DT 1215 1219 Stat Stat NNP 1220 1228 proteins protein NNS 1229 1233 were be VBD 1234 1239 found find VBN 1240 1242 to to TO 1243 1254 translocate translocate VB 1255 1257 to to TO 1258 1261 the the DT 1262 1269 nucleus nucleus NN 1270 1273 and and CC 1274 1276 to to TO 1277 1281 bind bind VB 1282 1284 to to TO 1285 1286 a a DT 1287 1295 specific specific JJ 1296 1299 DNA dna NN 1300 1308 sequence sequence NN 1308 1309 . . . 1310 1315 These these DT 1316 1324 findings finding NNS 1325 1332 suggest suggest VBP 1333 1334 a a DT 1335 1344 mechanism mechanism NN 1345 1347 by by IN 1348 1353 which which WDT 1354 1358 IL-2 il-2 NN 1359 1366 binding bind VBG 1367 1369 to to TO 1370 1373 its its PRP$ 1374 1382 receptor receptor NN 1383 1386 may may MD 1387 1395 activate activate VB 1396 1404 specific specific JJ 1405 1410 genes gene NNS 1411 1419 involved involve VBN 1420 1422 in in IN 1423 1429 immune immune JJ 1430 1434 cell cell NN 1435 1443 function function NN 1443 1444 . . .