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Cyclin Dependent Kinases and Cell Cycle Control (Nobel Lecture)
Author(s) -
Nurse Paul
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7633(20020703)3:7<596::aid-cbic596>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - cell cycle , microbiology and biotechnology , kinase , cyclin , biology , mitosis , cell division , foundation (evidence) , cell , genetics , political science , law
Wee mutants in fission yeast (see picture) are just one part in the story of how the mechanism that controls cell division in most living organisms was determined. A wide range of techniques were used to provide evidence for the universality of cell cycle controls regulating the onset of mitosis in eukaryotes. This review focusses on cyclin dependent kinases, the major regulators of the eukaryotic cell cycle.