Description
Description: Recombinant human CDK11A (361-end) was expressed by baculovirus in Sf9 insect cells using an N-terminal GST tag.
Scientific Background: CDK11A or cyclin-dependent kinase 11A is a member of the p34Cdc2 protein kinase family. CDKs are known to be essential for eukaryotic cell cycle control. CDK11A gene complex may harbor one or more tumor suppressor genes affected by chromosome 1p36 modifications in neuroblastoma (1). CDK11A is associated with the alpha and beta isoforms of cyclin L1 and L2 in a high molecular mass complex that shows splicing activity (2). CDK11A can be cleaved by caspases and this is demonstrated to play a role in cell apoptosis