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Inducible expression of a degradation-resistant form of p27Kip1 causes growth arrest and apoptosis in breast cancer cells.
FEBS letters - 18 Jul 2005
Zhang Qingxiu, Tian Ling, Mansouri Abdel, Korapati Anita L, Johnson Terry J, Claret Francois X
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The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p27(Kip1) (p27) is an important regulator of cell cycle progression controlling the transition from G to S-phase. Low p27 levels or accelerated p27 degradation correlate with excessive cell proliferation and poor prognosis in several forms of cancer. Phosphorylation of p27 at Thr187 by cyclin E-CDK2 is required to initiate the ubiquitination-proteasomal degradation of...
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