Cell-cycle inhibitors: Three families united by a common cause Journal Article


Authors: Vidal, A.; Koff, A.
Article Title: Cell-cycle inhibitors: Three families united by a common cause
Abstract: In the cellular program leading to DNA synthesis, signals that drive cells into S-phase converge at the level of CDK activity. The products of at least three different gene families, Ink4, Cip/Kip and the pRb pocket-protein family, suppress S-phase entry. Ink4 proteins act by antagonizing the formation and activation of cyclin D-CDK4 complexes, of which the ultimate downstream target as related to S-phase entry appears to be pRb. Cip/Kip inhibitors impinge upon that pathway by inhibiting CDK2 kinases that participate in the inactivation of pRb and, like cyclin E, may also have roles independent of pRb. How the activities of these three classes of proteins are coordinated remains obscure. In recent years, development of mouse models has accelerated the elucidation of this complex network, showing roles that are sometimes cooperative and sometimes overlapping. We will discuss the interrelationships between Cip/Kip inhibitors and the components of the pRb pathway, and how their activities ultimately regulate cell proliferation. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: controlled study; protein expression; review; nonhuman; dna synthesis; neoplasms; animal cell; mouse; animals; cell cycle proteins; mice; cell cycle; cell cycle s phase; complex formation; protein protein interaction; animal model; enzyme activity; animalia; gene expression regulation; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27; tumor suppressor proteins; neoplasms, experimental; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21; mouse models; disease models, animal; protein family; cyclin d1; cyclin-dependent kinases; cyclins; cyclin dependent kinase; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor; cell cycle phase; retinoblastoma protein; cyclin d; cyclin dependent kinase 2; microtubule-associated proteins; cyclin; cdk; humans; human; priority journal; cki
Journal Title: Gene
Volume: 247
Issue: 1-2
ISSN: 0378-1119
Publisher: Elsevier Science, Inc.  
Date Published: 2000-04-18
Start Page: 1
End Page: 15
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00092-5
PUBMED: 10773440
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Review -- Export Date: 23 September 2016 -- Source: Scopus
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