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cyclins
a set of related proteins that regulate the passage of cells through the cell cycle by forming complexes with cyclin-dependent protein kinases.

cyclins-dependent protein kinase (Cdk)
forms complexes with cyclins to become active in activating stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle.


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Restoring the miR-26a stopped the cancerous cells from creating two molecules called cyclins that are used in cell replication, effectively preventing the cells from multiplying.
Gamma-tocopherol inhibits human cancer cell cycle progression and cell proliferation by down regulation of cyclins.
Cyclin-dependent kinases form complexes with proteins called cyclins that tightly regulate the progression of the series of steps in the cell cycle by activating and inactivating proteins by phosphorylation, including proteins that act as "brakes" on cell cycle progression and cell proliferation.
 
 
 
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