PMID- 33397238 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220228 LR - 20220228 IS - 1875-5666 (Electronic) IS - 1566-5240 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 8 DP - 2021 TI - The Role of Retinoblastoma Protein in Cell Cycle Regulation: An Updated Review. PG - 620-629 LID - 10.2174/1566524020666210104113003 [doi] AB - Selected transcription factors have critical roles to play in organism survival by regulating the expression of genes that control the adaptations needed to handle stress conditions. The retinoblastoma (Rb) protein coupled with the E2F transcription factor family was demonstrated to have roles in controlling the cell cycle during freezing and associated environmental stresses (anoxia, dehydration). Rb phosphorylation or acetylation at different sites provides a mechanism for repressing cell proliferation that is under the control of E2F transcription factors in animals facing stresses that disrupt cellular energetics or cell volume controls. Other central regulators of the cell cycle including Cyclins, Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), and checkpoint proteins detect DNA damage or any improper replication, blocking further progression of cell cycle and interrupting cell proliferation. This review provides an insight into the molecular regulatory mechanisms of cell cycle control, focusing on Rb-E2F along with Cyclin-Cdk complexes typically involved in development and differentiation that need to be regulated in order to survive extreme cellular stress. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Roufayel, Rabih AU - Roufayel R AD - College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait. FAU - Mezher, Rabih AU - Mezher R AD - College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait. FAU - Storey, Kenneth B AU - Storey KB AD - Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - Netherlands TA - Curr Mol Med JT - Current molecular medicine JID - 101093076 RN - 0 (Cyclins) RN - 0 (E2F Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Retinoblastoma Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Cell Cycle Checkpoints MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - Cyclins/genetics/metabolism MH - E2F Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Phosphorylation MH - Retinoblastoma Protein/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cell cycle OT - Cyclin-Cdk OT - E2F transcription factor OT - chromatin remodeling OT - retinoblastoma OT - stress. EDAT- 2021/01/06 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/01 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/05 05:38 PHST- 2020/09/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/11/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/05 05:38 [entrez] AID - CMM-EPUB-112997 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1566524020666210104113003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Mol Med. 2021;21(8):620-629. doi: 10.2174/1566524020666210104113003.