cyclin-dependent kinase

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cyclin-dependent kinase

[¦sī·klin di¦pen·dənt ′kī‚nās]
(cell and molecular biology)
A family of kinases that, once activated by cyclin, regulate the cell cycle by adding phosphate groups to a variety of protein substrates that control processes in the cycle. Abbreviated Cdk.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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