Increases in cyclin A/Cdk activity and in PP2A-B55 inhibition by FAM122A are key mitosis-inducing events
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SUBMITTER: Benjamin Lacroix
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-10_1038-S44318-024-00054-Z | biostudies-other |
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