The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out ...

A "pocket" on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order. Two studies by researchers at the University of Konstanz investigated ...

In order to move from one phase of its life cycle to the next, a cell must pass through numerous checkpoints. At each checkpoint, specialized proteins determine whether the necessary conditions exist.

The membrane-associated tyrosine/threonine protein kinase 1 (PKMYT1) regulates cell cycle progression and maintains genomic integrity. If it is dysregulated, cells may enter mitosis prematurely, ...

The cell cycle proceeds through distinct phases, including growth, DNA synthesis, division-specific growth, and mitosis, and each phase is characterized by a specific set of proteins required to ...