0 11 Interleukin Interleukin NNP 12 14 12 12 CD 15 22 induces induce VBZ 23 31 tyrosine tyrosine NN 32 47 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 48 51 and and CC 52 62 activation activation NN 63 65 of of IN 66 71 STAT4 stat4 NN 72 74 in in IN 75 80 human human JJ 81 92 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 92 93 . . . 95 106 Interleukin Interleukin NNP 107 109 12 12 CD 110 111 ( ( ( 111 116 IL-12 il-12 NN 116 117 ) ) ) 118 120 is be VBZ 121 123 an an DT 124 133 important important JJ 134 150 immunoregulatory immunoregulatory JJ 151 159 cytokine cytokine NN 160 165 whose whose WP$ 166 174 receptor receptor NN 175 177 is be VBZ 178 179 a a DT 180 186 member member NN 187 189 of of IN 190 193 the the DT 194 207 hematopoietin hematopoietin NN 208 216 receptor receptor NN 217 228 superfamily superfamily NN 228 229 . . . 230 232 We we PRP 233 237 have have VBP 238 246 recently recently RB 247 259 demonstrated demonstrate VBN 260 264 that that IN 265 276 stimulation stimulation NN 277 279 of of IN 280 285 human human JJ 286 287 T t NN 288 291 and and CC 292 299 natural natural JJ 300 306 killer killer NN 307 312 cells cell NNS 313 317 with with IN 318 323 IL-12 il-12 NN 324 331 induces induce VBZ 332 340 tyrosine tyrosine NN 341 356 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 357 359 of of IN 360 363 the the DT 364 369 Janus Janus NNP 370 376 family family NN 377 385 tyrosine tyrosine NN 386 392 kinase kinase NNP 393 397 JAK2 JAK2 NNP 398 401 and and CC 402 406 Tyk2 Tyk2 NNP 406 407 , , , 408 419 implicating implicate VBG 420 425 these these DT 426 433 kinases kinase NNS 434 436 in in IN 437 440 the the DT 441 450 immediate immediate JJ 451 462 biochemical biochemical JJ 463 471 response response NN 472 474 to to TO 475 480 IL-12 il-12 NN 480 481 . . . 482 490 Recently recently RB 490 491 , , , 492 505 transcription transcription NN 506 513 factors factor NNS 514 519 known know VBN 520 522 as as IN 523 528 STATs STAT NNP 529 530 ( ( ( 530 536 signal signal NN 537 548 transducers transducer NNS 549 552 and and CC 553 563 activators activator NNS 564 566 of of IN 567 580 transcription transcription NN 580 581 ) ) ) 582 586 have have VBP 587 591 been be VBN 592 597 shown show VBN 598 600 to to TO 601 603 be be VB 604 612 tyrosine tyrosine NN 613 627 phosphorylated phosphorylated JJ 628 631 and and CC 632 641 activated activate VBN 642 644 in in IN 645 653 response response NN 654 656 to to TO 657 658 a a DT 659 665 number number NN 666 668 of of IN 669 678 cytokines cytokine NNS 679 683 that that WDT 684 688 bind bind VBP 689 702 hematopoietin hematopoietin NN 703 712 receptors receptor NNS 713 716 and and CC 717 725 activate activate VBP 726 729 JAK JAK NNP 730 737 kinases kinase NNS 737 738 . . . 739 741 In in IN 742 746 this this DT 747 753 report report NN 754 756 we we PRP 757 768 demonstrate demonstrate VBP 769 773 that that IN 774 779 IL-12 il-12 NN 780 787 induces induce VBZ 788 796 tyrosine tyrosine NN 797 812 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 813 815 of of IN 816 817 a a DT 818 826 recently recently RB 827 837 identified identify VBN 838 842 STAT STAT NNP 843 849 family family NN 850 856 member member NN 856 857 , , , 858 863 STAT4 STAT4 NNP 863 864 , , , 865 868 and and CC 869 873 show show VBP 874 878 that that IN 879 884 STAT4 stat4 NN 885 895 expression expression NN 896 898 is be VBZ 899 908 regulated regulate VBN 909 911 by by IN 912 918 T-cell t-cell NN 919 929 activation activation NN 929 930 . . . 931 942 Furthermore furthermore RB 942 943 , , , 944 946 we we PRP 947 951 show show VBP 952 956 that that IN 957 962 IL-12 il-12 NN 963 973 stimulates stimulate VBZ 974 983 formation formation NN 984 986 of of IN 987 988 a a DT 989 1000 DNA-binding dna-binding JJ 1001 1008 complex complex NN 1009 1013 that that WDT 1014 1024 recognizes recognize VBZ 1025 1026 a a DT 1027 1030 DNA dna NN 1031 1039 sequence sequence NN 1040 1050 previously previously RB 1051 1056 shown show VBN 1057 1059 to to TO 1060 1064 bind bind VB 1065 1069 STAT stat NN 1070 1078 proteins protein NNS 1079 1082 and and CC 1083 1087 that that IN 1088 1092 this this DT 1093 1100 complex complex NN 1101 1109 contains contain VBZ 1110 1115 STAT4 stat4 NN 1115 1116 . . . 1117 1122 These these DT 1123 1127 data datum NNS 1127 1128 , , , 1129 1132 and and CC 1133 1136 the the DT 1137 1143 recent recent JJ 1144 1157 demonstration demonstration NN 1158 1160 of of IN 1161 1164 JAK JAK NNP 1165 1180 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1181 1183 by by IN 1184 1189 IL-12 il-12 NN 1189 1190 , , , 1191 1199 identify identify VBP 1200 1201 a a DT 1202 1207 rapid rapid JJ 1208 1227 signal-transduction signal-transduction NN 1228 1235 pathway pathway NN 1236 1242 likely likely JJ 1243 1245 to to TO 1246 1253 mediate mediate VB 1254 1267 IL-12-induced il-12-induced JJ 1268 1272 gene gene NN 1273 1283 expression expression NN 1283 1284 . . .