Non-receptor tyrosine kinase involved in various processes such as cell cycle progression, apoptosis, mitotic recombination, genetic instability and histone modifications. In the cytoplasm, plays a pivotal role in signal transduction via its association with cytokine receptors, which constitutes an initiating step in signaling for many members of the cytokine receptor superfamily. Following stimulation with erythropoietin (EPO) during erythropoiesis, it is autophosphorylated and activated, leading to its association with erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) and tyrosine phosphorylation of residues in the EPOR cytoplasmic domain. Also involved in promoting the localization of EPOR to the plasma membrane. In the nucleus, plays a key role in chromatin by specifically mediating phosphorylation of 'Tyr-41' of histone H3 (H3Y41ph), a specific tag that promotes exclusion of CBX5 (HP1 alpha) from chromatin.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant Chicken Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK2
Subcellular Location
Endomembrane system Peripheral membrane protein Nucleus
"molecular cloning and characterization of chicken tyrosine kinase JAK-2." Sayed A.A., Horiuchi H., Furusawa S., Matsuda H. Submitted (2004-01) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
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