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Cyclin-dependent kinase 4

Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4), also known as cell division protein kinase 4, is an enzyme that is encoded by the CDK4 gene in humans. CDK4 is a member of the cyclin-dependent kinase family, a group of serine/threonine kinases which regulate the cell cycle. CDK4 regulates the G1/S transition by contributing to the phosphorylation of retinoblastoma (RB)…

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2.7.11.22
Aliases
CDK4, CMM3, PSK-J3, cyclin-dependent kinase 4, cyclin dependent kinase 4
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2W96, 2W99, 2W9F, 2W9Z, 3G33, 5FWL, 5FWM, 5FWK
Band
12q14.1
Bgee
ganglionic eminence · ventricular zone · stromal cell of endometrium · right adrenal gland · right ovary
BioGPS
More reference expression data

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Gene ontology · 63
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → adipose tissue development, animal organ regeneration, ATP binding, bicellular tight junction, cell cycle, cell division, cellular response to insulin stimulus, cellular response to interleukin-4, cellular response to ionomycin, cellular response to lipopolysaccharide, cellular response to phorbol 13-acetate 12-myristate, chromatin, circadian rhythm, cyclin binding, cyclin D2-CDK4 complex, cyclin-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex, cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity, cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase regulator activity, cytoplasm, cytosol
related to Interactions · 12
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → CCND1, CCND3, CDC37, CDKN1B, CDKN2B, CDKN2C, CEBPA, Cyclin-dependent, DBNL, MyoD, P16, PCNA
Bgee · 10
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → ganglionic eminence, left adrenal cortex, left adrenal gland, left ovary, right adrenal cortex, right adrenal gland, right ovary, smooth muscle tissue, stromal cell of endometrium, ventricular zone
RNA expression pattern · 10
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → ganglionic eminence, left adrenal cortex, left adrenal gland, left ovary, right adrenal cortex, right adrenal gland, right ovary, smooth muscle tissue, stromal cell of endometrium, ventricular zone
2.7.11.22 · 1
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → ↗
Aliases · 1
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → CDK4, CMM3, PSK-J3, cyclin-dependent kinase 4, cyclin dependent kinase 4
Available structures · 1
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2W96, 2W99, 2W9F, 2W9Z, 3G33, 5FWL, 5FWM, 5FWK
Band · 1
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → 12q14.1
BioGPS · 1
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → More reference expression data
Chr. · 1
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 → Chromosome 12 (human)

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cdk4 cell rb kinase cyclin g1 cycle gene protein proteins inhibitors cyclin-dependent progression cancer complex transition human phosphorylation role activity

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Cyclin-dependent kinase 42.7.11.221.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4AliasesCDK4, CMM3, PSK-J3, cyclin-dependent kinase 4, cyclin dependent kinase 41.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes2W96, 2W99, 2W9F, 2W9Z, 3G33, 5FWL, 5FWM, 5FWK1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Band12q14.11.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeganglionic eminence1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeestromal cell of endometrium1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeright adrenal gland1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeright ovary1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeesmooth muscle tissue1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeright adrenal cortex1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeleft ovary1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeleft adrenal gland1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Bgeeleft adrenal cortex1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Chr.Chromosome 12 (human)1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4End57,756,013 bp1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4EnsemblENSG000001354461.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Entrez10191.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Enzyme activityEnzyme activityEC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc2.7.11.22↗↗↗↗1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4External IDsOMIM: 123829; MGI: 88357; GeneCards: CDK41.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene location (Human)Gene location (Human)Chr.Chromosome 12 (human)Band12q14.1Start57,747,727 bpEnd57,756,013 bp1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologytransferase activity1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologynucleotide binding1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologyprotein kinase activity1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologykinase activity1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologyprotein serine/threonine kinase activity1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologycyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase regulator activity1.00infobox
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4Gene ontologyprotein binding1.00infobox

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