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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cyclins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cyclins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cell Cycle Proteins > Cyclins

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Cyclins  

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  • Cyclin

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  • A large family of regulatory proteins that function as accessory subunits to a variety of CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES. They generally function as ENZYME ACTIVATORS that drive the CELL CYCLE through transitions between phases. A subset of cyclins may also function as transcriptional regulators.

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  • 93; was CYCLIN 1991-2

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016213

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