JAKs and STATs from a clinical perspective: loss-of-function mutations, gain-of-function mutations, and their multidimensional consequences

N Ott, L Faletti, M Heeg, V Andreani… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Springer
The JAK/STAT signaling pathway plays a key role in cytokine signaling and is involved in
development, immunity, and tumorigenesis for nearly any cell. At first glance, the JAK/STAT …

STAT3 gain-of-function syndrome

TP Vogel, JW Leiding, MA Cooper… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
STAT3 gain-of-function (GOF) syndrome is a multi-organ primary immune regulatory
disorder characterized by early onset autoimmunity. Patients present early in life, most …

Monogenic early-onset lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity: Natural history of STAT3 gain-of-function syndrome

JW Leiding, TP Vogel, VGJ Santarlas… - Journal of allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background In 2014, germline signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 gain-
of-function (GOF) mutations were first described to cause a novel multisystem disease of …

ALPS, FAS, and beyond: from inborn errors of immunity to acquired immunodeficiencies

F Consonni, E Gambineri, C Favre - Annals of Hematology, 2022 - Springer
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a primary immune regulatory disorder
characterized by benign or malignant lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity. Classically …

[HTML][HTML] Germline STAT3 gain-of-function mutations in primary immunodeficiency: impact on the cellular and clinical phenotype

L Faletti, S Ehl, M Heeg - biomedical journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a key transcription factor
involved in regulation of immune cell activation and differentiation. Recent discoveries …

Autoimmune cytopenias and dysregulated immunophenotype act as warning signs of inborn errors of immunity: results from a prospective study

E Schiavo, B Martini, E Attardi, F Consonni… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are genetic disorders characterized by a wide spectrum of
clinical manifestations, ranging from increased susceptibility to infections to significant …

Activating mutations of STAT3: Impact on human growth

M Gutiérrez - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2020 - Elsevier
The signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 is the most ubiquitous member
of the STAT family and fulfills fundamental functions in immune and non-immune cells …

IL-2 Signaling axis defects: how many faces?

F Consonni, C Favre, E Gambineri - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
CD25, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B (STAT5B) and Forkhead box P3
(FOXP3) are critical mediators of Interleukin-2 (IL-2) signaling pathway in regulatory T cells …

Aberrant function of pathogenic STAT3 mutant proteins is linked to altered stability of monomers and homodimers

MM Kasembeli, E Kaparos, U Bharadwaj, A Allaw… - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
STAT3 mutations, predominantly in the DNA-binding domain (DBD) and Src-homology 2
domain (SH2D), cause rare cases of immunodeficiency, malignancy, and autoimmunity. The …

Autoimmunity in monogenic combined immune deficiencies with associated or syndromic features

N Sharifinejad, G Azizi, Z Chavoshzadeh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Combined immune deficiencies (CIDs) with associated or syndromic features
are a highly heterogeneous subgroup of inherited immune disorders. These patients …