Unveiling the noncanonical activation mechanism of CDKs: insights from recent structural studies

The Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play crucial roles in a range of essential cellular processes. While the classical two-step activation mechanism is generally applicable to cell cycle-related CDKs, both CDK7 and CDK8, involved in transcriptional regulation, adopt distinct mechanisms for kinase ac...

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Main Authors: Tao Li, Hui-Chi Tang, Kuang-Lei Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1290631/full