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CCNB3 cyclin B3

Gene ID: 85417, updated on 3-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: CYCB3

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the highly conserved cyclin family, whose members are characterized by a dramatic periodicity in protein abundance through the cell cycle. Cyclins function as positive regulators of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), and thereby play an essential role in the control of the cell cycle. Different cyclins exhibit distinct expression and degradation patterns, which contribute to the temporal coordination of each mitotic event. Studies of similar genes in chicken and drosophila suggest that this cyclin may associate with CDC2 and CDK2 kinases, and may be required for proper spindle reorganization and restoration of the interphase nucleus. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011]

Genomic context

Location:
Xp11.22
Sequence:
Chromosome: X; NC_000023.11 (50202713..50351914)
Total number of exons:
16

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