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CDK4/6 inhibitor: from quiescence to senescence
20 Oct 2015
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The CDK4 and CDK6 kinases (CDK4/6) are the first cyclin dependent kinases to be activated and initiate transition through G1 phase of the cell cycle. In response to mitogenic growth factors, the CDK4/6 kinase together with one of three D-type cyclins (D1, D2, D3) initiates G1 progression by virtue of its capacity to phosphorylate the retinoblastoma protein (RB), a bona fide tumor suppressor and Gate Keeper of...
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