GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0030332 - cyclin binding
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0030332
- Name
- cyclin binding
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Binding to cyclins, proteins whose levels in a cell varies markedly during the cell cycle, rising steadily until mitosis, then falling abruptly to zero. As cyclins reach a threshold level, they are thought to drive cells into G2 phase and thus to mitosis.