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
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