Description
Product Characteristics:
A family of proteins designated as cdks are critical regulators of cell cycle progression. The prototype member of this family, p34 / Cdc 2, and a related protein Cdk 2, function late in the cycle, while Cdk 4 and Cdk 6 are critically involved in G 1 to S progression. The cyclin partner of p36 / Cdk 3 is not yet identified.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: Cdk 3, Cell division kinase 3, Cell division protein kinase 3, Cyclin dependent kinase 3, p36.
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the cyclin-dependent protein kinase family. The protein promotes entry into S phase, in part by activating members of the E2F family of transcription factors. The protein also associates with cyclin C and phosphorylates the retinoblastoma 1 protein to promote exit from G0. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]