title: G(1) to S transition: more than a cell cycle engine switch.
abstract: CDK-cyclin complexes are the universal drivers of cell cycle transitions. Progression through G(1) and transition to S-phase, thereby initiating genome duplication, requires the concerted action of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-cyclin complexes on specific targets. These targets belong to at least two major regulatory networks: the retinoblastoma-related (RBR)/E2F pathway and complexes that are responsible for the initiation of DNA replication. The G(1) phase is central to the integration of signals that regulate both the exit from the cell division cycle to differentiation and the reactivation of cell proliferation. Cellular factors that are involved in these pathways play a role in regulating cell size and number, and organogenesis. As a consequence, they are also involved in determining plant architecture.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biologia Molecular 'Severo Ochoa', Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain. cgutierrez@cbm.uam.es
authors.forename: Crisanto
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Parra
authors.forename: M Mar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: J Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: del Pozo
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016213:Cyclins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D059828:Plant Cells; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D016196:S Phase / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D016213:Cyclins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases