Definition of Cyclins

1. Noun. (plural of cyclin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cyclins

1. cyclin [n] - See also: cyclin

Medical Definition of Cyclins

1. Regulatory proteins that function in the cell cycle to activate maturation-promoting factor. They complex with p34cdc2 (protein p34cdc2), the catalytic subunit of maturation-promoting factor, and modulate its protein kinase activity. Cyclins themselves have no enzymatic activity. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclins

cyclicly
cyclide
cyclides
cyclidic
cyclin
cyclin-dependent kinases
cyclin E-dependent kinase
cyclin a
cyclin b
cyclin d1
cyclin e
cyclinac
cyclinacs
cycling
cyclings
cyclins (current term)
cyclisation
cyclisations
cyclised
cyclising
cyclist
cyclists
cyclitis
cyclitol
cyclitols
cyclization
cyclizations
cyclize
cyclized
cyclizes

Literary usage of Cyclins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff (1998)
"REED (1994), “Acceleration of the Gl/S phase transition by expression of cyclins Dl and E using an inducible system”, Mo!. Cell. Biol. 14, pp. 1 669-1 679. ..."

2. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"4) encoding Cil cyclins. Two factors, encoded by the SW14 and SWIG genes, are required for HO (réf. 5), CLN (refs 6, 7) and CTS1 (réf. ..."

3. Mammalian Embryo Genomics by OECD (2003)
"Within this list, several genes are involved in cell cycle regulation (cyclins CCNB1 and CCNH, CDC2), DNA processing and repair (PCNA, POLE, POLE2, TOPI, ..."

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