G1/S transition

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The G1/S transition is a stage in the cell cycle at the boundary between the G1 phase and the S phase.[1]

It is a "point of no return" beyond which the cell is committed to dividing; in yeast this is called START and in multicellular eukaryotes it is termed the restriction point.

See also

References

  1. Bartek J, Lukas J (2001). "Pathways governing G1/S transition and their response to DNA damage". FEBS Lett. 490 (3): 117–22. PMID 11223026.

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