"TYK2 Kinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A Janus kinase subtype that is involved in signaling from a broad variety of CYTOKINE RECEPTORS. The TYK2 kinase is considered the founding member of the janus kinase family and was initially discovered as a signaling partner for the INTERFERON ALPHA-BETA RECEPTOR. The kinase has since been shown to signal from several INTERLEUKIN RECEPTORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D053634
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.682.725.124.650 D12.776.476.393.650
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| Concept/Terms |
TYK2 Kinase- TYK2 Kinase
- Kinase, TYK2
- Non-Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase TYK2
- Non Receptor Tyrosine Protein Kinase TYK2
- Tyrosine Kinase 2
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