The protein encoded by this gene is a negative regulator of the cell cycle and was the first tumor suppressor gene found. The encoded protein also stabilizes constitutive heterochromatin to maintain the overall chromatin structure. The active, hypophosphorylated form of the protein binds transcription factor E2F1. Defects in this gene are a cause of childhood cancer retinoblastoma (RB), bladder cancer, and osteogenic sarcoma.$nRb is a tumor suppressor gene which functions as a negative regula

ASB10 is a member of the ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing (ASB) family of proteins. SOCS boxes are carboxy terminal regions of homology found in the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family of proteins. The box region is thought to be the point of interaction between SOCS proteins and E3 ubiquitin ligases. The SOCS box couples the suppressor of cytokine signalling proteins and their binding partners with the elongin B and C complex, possibly targeting them for degradation.

Retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A, is necessary for normal organogenesis but acts as a teratogen at high levels during embryonic and fetal development. Retinoic acid functions through its interaction with the nuclear protein, retinoic acid receptor (RAR). RAR belongs to the steroid and thyroid hormone superfamily of nuclear receptor proteins which exert their effects by binding to specific DNA response elements, thus regulating gene expression in target cells. RAR exists as three major

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), originally known as vascular permeability factor (VPF), is a signal protein produced by cells that stimulates the formation of blood vessels. To be specific, VEGF is a sub-family of growth factors, the platelet-derived growth factor family of cystine-knot growth factors. They are important signaling proteins involved in both vasculogenesis (the de novo formation of the embryonic circulatory system) and angiogenesis (the growth of blood vessels from pr

HDAC9 (Histone Deacetylase 9) catalyses the deacetylation of lysine residues on the core histones (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4). It belongs to the Class IIa HDAC family, which are key regulators of several developmental and differentiation processes such as cardiac growth. HDAC9 represses MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2)-dependent transcription, playing an important role in cardiac hypertrophy. $n$nThe HDAC9 isoform MITR/HDRP lacks active site residues and is therefore catalytically inactive. It rep

Anillin, also known as scraps homolog, is an evolutionarily conserved Actin- binding protein required for cytokinesis that was first identified in Drosophila melanogaster. Anillin is a ubiquitously expressed protein with highest expression levels in the central nervous system. It is predominantly found in the nucleus and it localizes to the cleavage furrow during cytokinesis, forming a ring with the help of Rac GTPase. During cytokinesis, Anillin interacts with CD2AP and functions to concentr