Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is a member of the cyclin-dependent kinase family that is involved in the regulation of the cell cycle. As their name suggests, the Cdks require association with activator proteins called cyclins for their activity. Cdk5, however, is unique to this family of proline-
Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) and neuronal cell death
✍ Scribed by J. H. Weishaupt; C. Neusch; M. Bähr
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Volume
- 312
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-766X
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