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. 1995 Aug 4;269(5224):682-5.
doi: 10.1126/science.7624798.

Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in regulating abundance of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27

M Pagano  1 , S W Tam, A M Theodoras, P Beer-Romero, G Del Sal, V Chau, P R Yew, G F Draetta, M Rolfe
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Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in regulating abundance of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27

M Pagano et al. Science. .

Abstract

The p27 mammalian cell cycle protein is an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases. Both in vivo and in vitro, p27 was found to be degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The human ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes Ubc2 and Ubc3 were specifically involved in the ubiquitination of p27. Compared with proliferating cells, quiescent cells exhibited a smaller amount of p27 ubiquitinating activity, which accounted for the marked increase of p27 half-life measured in these cells. Thus, the abundance of p27 in cells is regulated by degradation. The specific proteolysis of p27 may represent a mechanism for regulating the activity of cyclin-dependent kinases.

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  • A new twist to the cell cycle.
    Barinaga M. Barinaga M. Science. 1995 Aug 4;269(5224):631-2. doi: 10.1126/science.7624789. Science. 1995. PMID: 7624789 No abstract available.

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