title: Rb function in cell-cycle regulation and apoptosis.
abstract: Loss of cell-cycle control is a hallmark of neoplastic cells. One regulator of the critical G1 to S-phase transition in the cell cycle is the retinoblastoma tumour suppressor protein Rb, which interacts with the E2F family of cell-cycle transcription factors to repress gene transcription required for this transition. Through its interaction with E2F, Rb also regulates genes that control apoptosis. Here we review the roles of Rb in regulating the cell cycle and apoptosis and discuss recent results linking these Rb functions to chromatin-remodelling enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Harbour
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000502:physiology*; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein