Pocket protein family

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Pocket protein family consists of three proteins: [1]

They play crucial roles in the metazoan cell cycle through interaction with members of the E2F transcription factors family.

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References

  1. Cobrinik D (2005). "Pocket proteins and cell cycle control". Oncogene. 24 (17): 2796–809. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208619 . PMID   15838516.