Nucleotide binding domain serves as a built-in protein kinase that functions to phosphorylate the P domain.

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Ligand binding triggers a conformational change in the JAKs & they phosphorylate each other on a critical tyrosine in the activation loop which greatly enhances kinase activity

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Active JAK kinase phosphorylates several tyrosine residues in the receptor’s cytosolic domain and activates a STAT transcription factor that moves directly to the nucleus

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All STAT proteins contain: 

an N-terminal DNA-binding domain

an SH2 domain

a C-terminal domain with a critical tyrosine residue

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SH2 domain (Src homology 2 domain) 

homology with a region in the Src cytosolic tyrosine kinase encoded by the src gene.

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The SH2 domain binds strongly to short target peptides containing a critical four-residue core sequence:: 

phosphotyrosine–glutamic acid–glutamic acid–isoleucine

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Binding resembles the insertion of a two-pronged “plug” the phosphotyrosine and isoleucine side chains

of the peptide into a two-pronged “socket” in the SH2 domain.