STAT6

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STAT6
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Identifiers
Aliases STAT6 , D12S1644, IL-4-STAT, STAT6B, STAT6C, signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
External IDs OMIM: 601512 MGI: 103034 HomoloGene: 2373 GeneCards: STAT6
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001178078
NM_001178079
NM_001178080
NM_001178081
NM_003153

Contents

NM_009284

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001171549
NP_001171550
NP_001171551
NP_001171552
NP_003144

NP_033310

Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 57.1 – 57.13 Mb Chr 10: 127.48 – 127.5 Mb
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) is a transcription factor that belongs to the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) family of proteins. [5] The proteins of STAT family transmit signals from a receptor complex to the nucleus and activate gene expression. Similarly as other STAT family proteins, STAT6 is also activated by growth factors and cytokines. STAT6 is mainly activated by cytokines interleukin-4 and interleukin-13. [5]

Molecular biology

In the human genome, STAT6 protein is encoded by the STAT6 gene, located on the chromosome 12q13.3-q14.1. [6] The gene encompasses over 19 kb and consists of 23 exons. [7] STAT6 shares structural similarity with the other STAT proteins and is composed of the N-terminal domain, DNA binding domain, SH3- like domain, SH2 domain and transactivation domain (TAD). [7]

STAT proteins are activated by the Janus family (JAKs) tyrosine kinases in response to cytokine exposure. [8] STAT6 is activated by cytokines interleukin-4 (IL-4), and interleukin-13 (IL-13) with their receptors that both contain the α subunit of the IL-4 receptor (IL-4Rα). [8] Tyrosine phosporylation of STAT6 after stimulation by IL-4 results in the formation of STAT6 homodimers that bind specific DNA elements via a DNA-binding domain. [5] [9]

Function

STAT6-mediated signaling pathway is required for the development of T-helper type 2 (Th2) cells and Th2 immune response. [8] Expression of Th2 cytokines, including IL-4, IL-13, and IL-5, was reduced in STAT6-deficient mice. [5] STAT 6 protein is crucial in IL4 mediated biological responses. It was found that STAT6 induce the expression of BCL2L1/BCL-X(L), which is responsible for the anti-apoptotic activity of IL4. IL-4 stimulates the phosphorylation of IL-4 receptor, which recruits cytosolic STAT6 by its SH2 domain and STAT6 is phosphorylated on tyrosine 641 (Y641) by JAK1, which results in the dimerization and nuclear translocation of STAT6 to activate target genes. [10] Knockout studies in mice suggested the roles of this gene in differentiation of T helper 2 (Th2), expression of cell surface markers, and class switch of immunoglobulins. [11]

Activation of STAT6 signaling pathway is necessary in macrophage function, and is required for the M2 subtype activation of macrophages. [12] [13] [14] STAT6 protein also regulates other transcription factor as Gata3, which is important regulator of Th2 differentiation. [5] STAT6 is also required for the development of IL-9-secreting T cells. [5]

STAT6 also plays a critical role in Th2 lung inflammatory responses including clearance of parasitic infections and in the pathogenesis of asthma. [8] Th2-cell derived cytokines as IL-4 and IL-13 induce the production of IgE which is  a major mediator in allergic response. [9] Association studies searching for relation of polymorphisms in STAT6 with IgE level or asthma discovered a few polymorphisms significantly associated with examined traits. Only two polymorphisms showed repeatedly significant clinical association and/or functional effect on STAT6 function (GT repeats in exon 1 and rs324011 polymorphism in intron 2). [7]

Interactions

STAT6 has been shown to interact with:

Pathology

See also

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