Regulation of transcription by proteins that control the cell cycle

ABSTRACT In eukaryotes, progression of a cell through the cell cycle is partly controlled at the level of transcriptional regulation. Yeast and mammalian cells use similar mechanisms to

achieve this regulation. Although gaps still remain, progress has been made recently in connecting the links between the cell's cycle and its transcriptional machinery. Access through

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