Overview:

STAT1 is a member of the signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) family of proteins that carry out a dual function: signal transduction and activation of transcription. STAT1 transcription factor is specific for the IFN pathway and plays a central role in mediating many, if not all, IFN-dependent biological responses (1). Presence of STAT1 leads to an efficient antiviral response when cells were infected with virus suggesting that a STAT-dependent pathway is activated following virus infection by endogenously produced IFN. Virus-induced STAT protein translocation from the cytoplasmic compartment can be detected within 3 h of infection.

Gene Aliases:

ISGF-3; STAT91; DKFZp686B04100

Genbank Number:

NM_139266

References:

1. Improta, T. et al: Susceptibility to virus infection is determined by a Stat-mediated response to the autocrine effect of virus-induced type I interferon. Cytokine. 1997 Jun;9(6):383-93.