Description
Product Characteristics:
This gene encodes a potent cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. The encoded protein binds to and inhibits the activity of cyclin-CDK2 or -CDK4 complexes, and thus functions as a regulator of cell cycle progression at G1. The expression of this gene is tightly controlled by the tumor suppressor protein p53, through which this protein mediates the p53-dependent cell cycle G1 phase arrest in response to a variety of stress stimuli. This protein can interact with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a DNA polymerase accessory factor, and plays a regulatory role in S phase DNA replication and DNA damage repair. This protein was reported to be specifically cleaved by CASP3-like caspases, which thus leads to a dramatic activation of CDK2, and may be instrumental in the execution of apoptosis following caspase activation. Two alternatively spliced variants, which encode an identical protein, have been reported. Two families of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs) have been identified. The p21WAF1/Cip1 family inhibits all kinases involved in the G1/S transition. The p16INK4a family inhibits Cdk4 and Cdk6 specifically.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: Activating Fragment 1, CAP20, Cation chloride cotransporter-interacting protein 1, CDK Interacting Protein 1, CDK-interacting protein 1, CDKI, CDKN 1, CDKN1, CDKN1A, CIP1, Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1A, Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1, Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A P21, Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A p21, Cip1, DNA Synthesis Inhibitor, MDA 6, MDA-6, MDA6, Melanoma Dferentiation Associated Protein 6, Melanoma dferentiation-associated protein 6, Melanoma dferentiation-associated protein, p21, P21 protein, p21CIP1, p21WAF, PIC1, SDI1, SLC12A9, WAF1, Wildtype p53 Activating Fragment 1, Wildtype p53-activated fragment 1.
Target Information: This gene encodes a potent cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. The encoded protein binds to and inhibits the activity of cyclin-CDK2 or -CDK4 complexes, and thus functions as a regulator of cell cycle progression at G1. The expression of this gene is tightly controlled by the tumor suppressor protein p53, through which this protein mediates the p53-dependent cell cycle G1 phase arrest in response to a variety of stress stimuli. This protein can interact with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a DNA polymerase accessory factor, and plays a regulatory role in S phase DNA replication and DNA damage repair. This protein was reported to be specifically cleaved by CASP3-like caspases, which thus leads to a dramatic activation of CDK2, and may be instrumental in the execution of apoptosis following caspase activation. Multiple alternatively spliced variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]