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Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (Cell)

Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections)

Human colon cancer (FFPE) stained with p21/CEN6p FISH Probe. Human colon cancer showed no p21 gene amplification

Entrez GeneID

1026

Gene Name

CDKN1A

Gene Alias

CAP20, CDKN1, CIP1, MDA-6, P21, SDI1, WAF1, p21CIP1

Gene Description

cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21, Cip1)

Omim ID

116899

Gene Ontology

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Gene Summary

This gene encodes a potent cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. The encoded protein binds to and inhibits the activity of cyclin-CDK2 or -CDK4 complexes, and thus functions as a regulator of cell cycle progression at G1. The expression of this gene is tightly controlled by the tumor suppressor protein p53, through which this protein mediates the p53-dependent cell cycle G1 phase arrest in response to a variety of stress stimuli. This protein can interact with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a DNA polymerase accessory factor, and plays a regulatory role in S phase DNA replication and DNA damage repair. This protein was reported to be specifically cleaved by CASP3-like caspases, which thus leads to a dramatic activation of CDK2, and may be instrumental in the execution of apoptosis following caspase activation. Two alternatively spliced variants, which encode an identical protein, have been reported. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

CDK-interaction protein 1|DNA synthesis inhibitor|OTTHUMP00000016298|cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A|melanoma differentiation associated protein 6|wild-type p53-activated fragment 1