Summary

Name JAK2
Full Name Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK2
Synonyms Janus kinase 2, JAK-2
Primary ID O60674
Links - -
Type protein
Relations 150
Pathways Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Eosinophil: IL5, FAP: IL4/IL13 induction, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization, Macrophage: IFN gamma, Macrophage: IL10, Macrophage: IL4, Macrophage: Polarization and myogenesis, Mast cell: SCF, Monocyte: Macrophage differentiation, Myoblast: IL6 and hypertrophy, Myofiber: IL6 and atrophy, Chemokines PDAC, Satellite: IFN gamma, Satellite: IL6, T-Lymphocyte: IL10, T-Lymphocyte: IL4 and its transcriptional regulation
Inhibitors erlotinib hydrochloride; TG101209; AZD1480; NVP-BSK805 dihydrochloride; AT9283; N-tert-butyl-3-[[5-methyl-2-[4-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]anilino]-4-pyrimidinyl]amino]benzenesulfonamide; AZ 960; ruxolitinib; N-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[4-(4-morpholinyl)anilino]-4-pyrimidinyl]benzamide; LSM-1231; 2-[1-ethylsulfonyl-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1-pyrazolyl]-3-azetidinyl]acetonitrile; ruxolitinib phosphate; tyrphostin B42; LY2784544
Function Non-receptor tyrosine kinase involved in various processes such as cell growth, development, differentiation or histone modifications. Mediates essential signaling events in both innate and adaptive immunity. In the cytoplasm, plays a pivotal role in signal transduction via its association with type I receptors such as growth hormone (GHR), prolactin (PRLR), leptin (LEPR), erythropoietin (EPOR), thrombopoietin (THPO); or type II receptors including IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, IFN-gamma and multiple interleukins (PubMed:7615558). Following ligand-binding to cell surface receptors, phosphorylates specific tyrosine residues on the cytoplasmic tails of the receptor, creating docking sites for STATs proteins (PubMed:9618263). Subsequently, phosphorylates the STATs proteins once they are recruited to the receptor. Phosphorylated STATs then form homodimer or heterodimers and translocate to the nucleus to activate gene transcription. For example, cell stimulation with erythropoietin (EPO) during erythropoiesis leads to JAK2 autophosphorylation, activation, and its association with erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) that becomes phosphorylated in its cytoplasmic domain. Then, STAT5 (STAT5A or STAT5B) is recruited, phosphorylated and activated by JAK2. Once activated, dimerized STAT5 translocates into the nucleus and promotes the transcription of several essential genes involved in the modulation of erythropoiesis. Part of a signaling cascade that is activated by increased cellular retinol and that leads to the activation of STAT5 (STAT5A or STAT5B) (PubMed:21368206). In addition, JAK2 mediates angiotensin-2-induced ARHGEF1 phosphorylation (PubMed:20098430). Plays a role in cell cycle by phosphorylating CDKN1B (PubMed:21423214). Cooperates with TEC through reciprocal phosphorylation to mediate cytokine-driven activation of FOS transcription. In the nucleus, plays a key role in chromatin by specifically mediating phosphorylation of 'Tyr-41' of histone H3 (H3Y41ph), a specific tag that promotes exclusion of CBX5 (HP1 alpha) from chromatin (PubMed:19783980).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png ubiquitination JAK2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.262
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.496
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.507
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 6 Organism: In Vitro, Chlorocebus Aethiops, Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.792
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.482
Publications: 4 Organism: Mus Musculus, Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.788
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.418
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.383
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.627
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.792
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.29
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation EGFR 0.602
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, EGFR Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KDM3A 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation LEPR 0.768
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CCR2 0.602
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation FGF14 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TET2 0.429
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CTLA4 0.454
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GTF2I 0.332
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAP2 0.347
Publications: 2
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PRMT5 0.683
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PTPN11 0.788
Publications: 2 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, Leptin Signaling
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BECN1
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BECN1 0.302
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAF1 0.603
Publications: 2 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation EPOR 0.807
Publications: 8
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.788
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, Leptin Signaling
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation EZH2 0.548
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GAB2 0.499
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT4 0.668
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT5A 0.864
Publications: 1 Organism: Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT1 0.802
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens,
Tissue: Skeletal Muscle
Pathways:EGFR Signaling, EBV infection
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT3 0.814
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling, EBV infection, Leptin Signaling, Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation MAP3K5 0.372
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation MAP3K5 0.372
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ARHGEF1 0.331
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ATOH1 0.346
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.328
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDKN1B
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PDP1 0.266
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BRD4 0.33
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding JAK2 0.791
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.422
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Macrophage polarization
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CSF2RA/CSF2RB 0.572
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Tissue: Skeletal Muscle
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL in AML
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png binding MYC 0.463
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.588
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.691
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding IFNGR2 0.691
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/indirect-activation.png JAK2 0.602
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, EGFR Signaling
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.39
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT6 0.662
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ITGB2 0.268
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.601
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation MYC 0.463
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, KIT in AML, EGFR Signaling
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding JAK2 0.634
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, KIT in AML
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ITGAL 0.271
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png , chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by repression img/indirect_inhibition.png transcriptional regulation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT1/STAT3 0.808
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation JAK2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.556
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT5B 0.862
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation JAK2 0.611
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png relocalization SLC6A8 0.2
Publications: 2 Organism: Xenopus Laevis Laevis
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CSF2RA 0.518
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.682
Publications: 1
Pathways:Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.692
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.705
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAM 0.607
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation IFNGR1 0.705
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png APOA1 0.302
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/indirect-activation.png JAK2 0.302
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png ubiquitination JAK2 0.789
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.705
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.6
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.768
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Leptin Signaling
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation STAT5A 0.864
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML1-ETO in AML, BCR-ABL in AML, FLT3 in AML, Onco-fusion proteins in AML, KIT in AML, Leptin Signaling
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.383
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png binding JAK2 0.244
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation IFNGR2/INFGR1 0.698
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:EBV infection, Macrophage polarization
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png JAK2 0.518
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation JAK2 0.721
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
Pathways:Acute Myeloid Leukemia, FLT3 in AML
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding JAK2 0.356
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.698
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:EBV infection, Macrophage polarization
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition JAK2 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding JAK2 0.518
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens