Tuning up STAT1
Author(s) -
Caitlin Sedwick
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002201
Subject(s) - stat1 , biology , stat protein , transcription factor , microbiology and biotechnology , stat3 , transcription (linguistics) , gene , genetics , dna binding protein , linguistics , philosophy
STAT1 is a key regulator of diverse immune responses, but the basis of this diversity is poorly understood; a new study uses a parasite's ability to block STAT1 to identify the host protein TLX as a modulator of STAT1 activity in the brain. Read the accompanying Research Article.
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