Clinical CDK4/6 inhibitors induce selective and immediate dissociation of p21 from cyclin D-CDK4 to inhibit CDK2
Clinical CDK4/6 inhibitors are used and tested to treat a variety of cancer types. Here, the authors identify that these drugs work in two ways, a known catalytic role to inhibit kinase activity and a newly discovered noncatalytic role to displace CDK inhibitor p21 from CDK4 but not CDK6 complexes.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23612-z |