Biologically Active Substance
cyclin D
Subclass of:
Cyclins
Definitions related to cyclin d:
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A cyclin subtype that is specific for CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 4 and CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 6. Unlike most cyclins, cyclin D expression is not cyclical, but rather it is expressed in response to proliferative signals. Cyclin D may therefore play a role in cellular responses to mitogenic signals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A protein family that is synthesized during the G1 phase of the cell cycle and drives the G1/S phase transition through the positive regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase activity. There are 3 CCND genes in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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