Description
Description: Recombinant full-length human PCTK2 (CDK17) and Cyclin Y (2-end) were co-expressed by baculovirus in Sf9 insect cells using N-terminal GST tags.
Scientific Background: PCTK2 (CDK17) or cyclin-dependent kinase 17 belongs to the cdc2/cdkx subfamily of the ser/thr family of protein kinases. PCTK2 has similarity to a rat protein that is thought to play a role in terminally differentiated neurons (1). The identification of a large family of cdc2-related kinases opens the possibility of combinatorial regulation of the cell cycle together with the emerging large family of cyclins (2)