Cyclin A2 (CCNA2) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the highly conserved cyclin family, whose members are characterized by a dramatic periodicity in protein abundance through the cell cycle. Cyclins function as regulators of CDK kinases. Different cyclins exhibit distinct expression and degradation patterns which contribute to the temporal coordination of each mitotic event. In contrast to cyclin A1, which is present only in germ cells, this cyclin is expressed in all tissues tested. This cyclin binds and activates CDC2 or CDK2 kinases, and thus promotes both cell cycle G1/S and G2/M transitions. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

CCNA2: a member of the highly conserved cyclin family, whose members are characterized by a dramatic periodicity in protein abundance through the cell cycle. Cyclins function as regulators of CDK kinases. Expressed in all tissues tested. This cyclin binds and activates CDC2 or CDK2 kinases, and thus promotes both cell cycle G1/S and G2/M transitions.

Protein type: Cell cycle regulation; Nuclear receptor co-regulator

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 4q27

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; male pronucleus; cytoplasm; female pronucleus; nucleus

Molecular Function: protein binding; protein kinase binding

Biological Process: mitosis; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; organ regeneration; response to glucagon stimulus; cell division; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; mitotic cell cycle G2/M transition DNA damage checkpoint; regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle; Ras protein signal transduction; regulation of cyclin-dependent protein kinase activity; mitotic cell cycle; G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle; response to estradiol stimulus