Retinoblastoma family proteins: Insights gained through genetic manipulation of mice

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 767-780

  Wikenheiser Brokamp, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cre LoxP system; Mouse models; p107; p130; Rb

Indexed keywords

RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646577125     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5487-3     Document Type: Review

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