Preferred Label : p27 Regulation Pathway;
NCIt related terms : Regulation of p27 Phosphorylation during Cell Cycle Progression;
Alternative definition : BIOCARTA: p27/Kip1 regulates the cell cycle by inhibiting the checkpoint kinase cdk2/cyclin
E and blocking cell cycle progression through the G1-S transition. Cancer cells in
some cases have reduced levels of p27, supporting the importance of p27 in cell cycle
regulation. The activity of p27 is regulated by phosphorylation, synthesis and degradation.
Phosphorylation of p27 at threonine-187 by cdk2 causes p27 to associate with an SCF
complex that targets p27 for proteolytic degradation. The F box protein Skp2 binds
specifically to threonine-187 phosphorylated p27, recruiting it to the SCF complex
for degradation. Other components of the p27 ubiquitin ligase complex include Skp1,
Cul1, and Roc1/Rbx-1. Cks-1 has also been identified in a reconstituted system as
an essential component for recruitment of p27 for degradation by the SCF complex.
Signaling by cytokines may modulate cell survival, proliferation, or apoptosis through
modulation of p27 expression. Cytokine and AKT signaling pathways activate forkhead
transcription factors that induce p27 expression at the transcriptional level. (This
definition may be outdated - see the DesignNote.);
NCIt note : The BIOCARTA Definition (ALT_DEFINITION) for this pathway concept was provided by
BioCarta. This property was not created by, nor is it maintained by the NCI Thesaurus
staff. Additionally, BioCarta is no longer updating its pathway data; thus, the BIOCARTA
Definition might be outdated or inaccurate. Please see the Terms and Conditions for
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Biocarta ID : h_p27Pathway;
Origin ID : C39176;
UMLS CUI : C1515677;
Semantic type(s)
has_gene_product_element
pathway_has_gene_element