How do cyclins drive the cell cycle?

Rockefeller University, New York NY

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[unreadable] DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The eukaryotic cell cycle is central to proliferation, development, and many health issues including cancer. The budding yeast is a well-established model system for studying evolutionarily conserved aspects of cell cycle control. The present application seeks to use recently developed proteomic tools to identify and examine the roles of cyclin-associated proteins in cell cycle control. Additional related experiments on the fundamental nature of the cyclin-dependent kinase/APC proteolysis oscillator are proposed. This oscillator is highly conserved and essential for cell cycle control throughout the eukaryotes.