Janus kinase

English

Etymology

Shortened from just another kinase (being part of a large number of discoveries at the time); see Janus.

Noun

Janus kinase (plural Janus kinases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases that transduce cytokine-mediated signals via the JAK-STAT pathway.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) JAK

   Hyponyms: JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, TYK2