cyclin-dependent kinase

[ sahy-klin di-pen-duhnt kahy-neys, kahy-neyz, sik-lin ]

noun

1. Biochemistry. any of several families of enzymes that bind with cyclins to activate other proteins, stimulating various events that form part of the cell cycle (often used attributively). : CDK

Example Sentences

Already this month it has struck deals to take over Probiodrug of Germany's cyclin-dependent kinase 9 development programme and reached a new deal with Horizon Discovery to find novel cancer drug targets.

From Reuters