cyclin

[ sahy-klin, sik-lin ]

noun

1. Biochemistry. any of a group of proteins that bind with cyclin-depended kinases to activate other proteins, stimulating various events that form part of the cell cycle.

Example Sentences

When the sperm fertilizes this gamete, it introduces the protein cyclin, which then activates the decomposition of the inhibitory protein.

From Science Daily

If thale cress were to be genetically modified such that the central cells produced the protein cyclin themselves, they would begin to divide even without fertilization.

From Science Daily

This enzyme is similar to cyclin-dependent kinases, has a binding pocket for the molecule ATP and is found in complex with the cyclin protein CYC9. b, The level of parasites in mice treated with compound 7 was reduced.

From Nature

When the authors isolated the enzymes, they were found to be associated with cyclin partners.

From Nature

These results focused attention on CRK12, together with its associated cyclin protein CYC9, as the probable target of compound 7.

From Nature