(= S-phase kinase-associated proteins; Skp1, Skp2.) Component of the SCF complex. The SCF (Skp1-cullin-F-box complex) ubiquitin protein ligase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae triggers DNA replication by catalysing ubiquitinylation of the S phase cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, SIC1.
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