Instructive roles for cytokine-receptor binding parameters in determining signaling and functional potency.
Moraga, I., Richter, D., Wilmes, S., Winkelmann, H., Jude, K., Thomas, C., Suhoski, M.M., Engleman, E.G., Piehler, J., Garcia, K.C.(2015) Sci Signal 8: ra114-ra114
- PubMed: 26554818 
- DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aab2677
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5E4E - PubMed Abstract: 
Cytokines dimerize cell surface receptors to activate signaling and regulate many facets of the immune response. Many cytokines have pleiotropic effects, inducing a spectrum of redundant and distinct effects on different cell types. This pleiotropy has hampered cytokine-based therapies, and the high doses required for treatment often lead to off-target effects, highlighting the need for a more detailed understanding of the parameters controlling cytokine-induced signaling and bioactivities ...