Crystal structure of the retinoblastoma protein N domain provides insight into tumor suppression, ligand interaction, and holoprotein architecture.
Hassler, M., Singh, S., Yue, W.W., Luczynski, M., Lakbir, R., Sanchez-Sanchez, F., Bader, T., Pearl, L.H., Mittnacht, S.(2007) Mol Cell 28: 371-385
- PubMed: 17996702 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.08.023
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2QDJ - PubMed Abstract: 
The retinoblastoma susceptibility protein, Rb, has a key role in regulating cell-cycle progression via interactions involving the central "pocket" and C-terminal regions. While the N-terminal domain of Rb is dispensable for this function, it is nonetheless strongly conserved and harbors missense mutations found in hereditary retinoblastoma, indicating that disruption of its function is oncogenic ...