Targeting CDK4 and CDK6: from discovery to therapy

CJ Sherr, D Beach, GI Shapiro - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
Biochemical and genetic characterization of D-type cyclins, their cyclin D–dependent
kinases (CDK4 and CDK6), and the polypeptide CDK4/6 inhibitor p16INK4 over two …

Cell cycle transcription control: DREAM/MuvB and RB-E2F complexes

M Fischer, GA Müller - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The precise timing of cell cycle gene expression is critical for the control of cell proliferation;
de-regulation of this timing promotes the formation of cancer and leads to defects during …

Cyclin D activates the Rb tumor suppressor by mono-phosphorylation

AM Narasimha, M Kaulich, GS Shapiro, YJ Choi… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
The widely accepted model of G1 cell cycle progression proposes that cyclin D: Cdk4/6
inactivates the Rb tumor suppressor during early G1 phase by progressive multi …

Protein-protein interactions: methods for detection and analysis

EM Phizicky, S Fields - Microbiological reviews, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
The function and activity of a protein are often modulated by other proteins with which it
interacts. This review is intended as a practical guide to the analysis of such protein-protein …

G1 Events and Regulation of Cell Proliferation

AB Pardee - Science, 1989 - science.org
Cells prepare for S phase during the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Cell biological methods
have provided knowledge of cycle kinetics and of substages of G1 that are determined by …

Effects of an Rb mutation in the mouse

T Jacks, A Fazeli, EM Schmitt, RT Bronson, MA Goodell… - Nature, 1992 - nature.com
The retinoblastoma gene is mutated in several types of human cancer and is the best
characterized of the tumour-suppressor genes. A mouse strain has been constructed in …

The Rb/E2F pathway: expanding roles and emerging paradigms

JW Harbour, DC Dean - Genes & development, 2000 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The retinoblastoma gene was identified over a decade ago as the first tumor suppressor.
Although the gene was initially cloned as a result of its frequent mutation in the rare pediatric …

Tumor suppressor genes

RA Weinberg - Science, 1991 - science.org
For the past decade, cellular oncogenes have attracted the attention of biologists intent on
understanding the molecular origins of cancer. As the present decade unfolds, oncogenes …

The E2F transcription factor is a cellular target for the RB protein

SP Chellappan, S Hiebert, M Mudryj, JM Horowitz… - Cell, 1991 - cell.com
Although it is generally believed that the product of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene
(RB7) is an important regulator of cell proliferation, the biochemical mechanism for its action …

Identification of G1 Kinase Activity for cdk6, a Novel Cyclin D Partner

M Meyerson, ED Harlow - Molecular and cellular biology, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
A family of vertebrate cdc2-related kinases has been identified, and these kinases are
candidates for roles in cell cycle regulation. Here, we show that the human PLSTIRE gene …