Cyclin Dependent Kinase 6 (CDK6) ELISA Kit for Human

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the cyclin-dependent protein kinase (CDK) family. CDK family members are highly similar to the gene products of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cdc28, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe cdc2, and are known to be important regulators of cell cycle progression. This kinase is a catalytic subunit of the protein kinase complex that is important for cell cycle G1 phase progression and G1/S transition. The activity of this kinase first appears in mid-G1 phase, which is controlled by the regulatory subunits including D-type cyclins and members of INK4 family of CDK inhibitors. This kinase, as well as CDK4, has been shown to phosphorylate, and thus regulate the activity of, tumor suppressor protein Rb. Expression of this gene is up-regulated in some types of cancer. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]

CDK6: a protein kinase of the CDK family. Important for cell cycle G1 phase progression and G1/S transition. The activity of this kinase first appears in mid-G1 phase, controlled by the regulatory subunits including D-type cyclins and members of INK4 family of CDK inhibitors. Phosphorylates and regulates the activity of the Rb tumor suppressor protein. Overexpressed and/or disrupted by translocation in leukemias, lymphomas and other cancers and amplified in gliomas and rodent cancers.

Protein type: Cell cycle regulation; Kinase, protein; Protein kinase, CMGC; EC 2.7.11.22; Protein kinase, Ser/Thr (non-receptor); CMGC group; CDK family; CDK4 subfamily; CDK/CDK4 subfamily

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 7q21-q22

Cellular Component: centrosome; cyclin-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex; cytoplasm; cytosol; nucleoplasm; nucleus; ruffle

Molecular Function: ATP binding; cyclin binding; cyclin-dependent protein kinase activity; protein binding

Biological Process: astrocyte development; cell cycle arrest; cell dedifferentiation; cell division; dentate gyrus development; G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle; generation of neurons; gliogenesis; lateral ventricle development; mitotic cell cycle; negative regulation of cell cycle; negative regulation of cell differentiation; negative regulation of cell proliferation; negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation; negative regulation of myeloid cell differentiation; negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation; Notch signaling pathway; positive regulation of cell-matrix adhesion; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; protein amino acid phosphorylation; regulation of erythrocyte differentiation; regulation of gene expression; response to virus; T cell differentiation in the thymus

Disease: Microcephaly 12, Primary, Autosomal Recessive