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Janus kinase

Janus kinase noun: any of a family of intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases that transduce cytokine-mediated signals via the JAK-STAT pathway.

Noun

Janus kinase (plural Janus kinases)

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

Synonyms of Janus kinase

Forms of Janus kinase

pluralJanus kinases

Origin of Janus kinase

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

Questions about Janus kinase

What does Janus kinase mean?
Janus kinase means any of a family of intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases that transduce cytokine-mediated signals via the JAK-STAT pathway.
What part of speech is Janus kinase?
Janus kinase is a noun.
What is the plural of Janus kinase?
The plural of Janus kinase is Janus kinases.

Words near Janus kinase in the dictionary

  1. Januform
  2. Janus
  3. Janus cat
  4. Janus cats
  5. Janus cloth
  6. Janus kinase
  7. Janus kinases
  8. Janus particle
  9. Janus particles
  10. Janus word
  11. Janus words

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