Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8
"Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A CYCLIN C dependent kinase that is an important component of the mediator complex. The enzyme is activated by its interaction with CYCLIN C and plays a role in transcriptional regulation by phosphorylating RNA POLYMERASE II.
| Descriptor ID |
D056850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.500.374.500 D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.646.500.968 D12.644.360.024.309.500 D12.644.360.250.547 D12.776.157.057.072.500 D12.776.167.200.548 D12.776.476.024.388.500 D12.776.476.250.548 D12.776.660.551.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8
- Cyclin Dependent Kinase 8
- Cdk8 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase
- Cdk8 Cyclin Dependent Kinase
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase, Cdk8
- Kinase, Cdk8 Cyclin-Dependent
- Cdk8 Protein Kinase
- Kinase, Cdk8 Protein
- Protein Kinase, Cdk8
- Cell Division Protein Kinase 8
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CDK8 is a colorectal cancer oncogene that regulates beta-catenin activity. Nature. 2008 Sep 25; 455(7212):547-51.