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Definition / generalCite this page: Pernick N. PCNA. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainspcna.html. Accessed March 29th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
- Also called cyclin
- Nonhistone 36 kDa nuclear protein with a role in DNA synthesis, DNA repair, and cell cycle progression
- Coordinates synthesis of both leading and lagging strands at the replication fork during DNA replication
- Expression correlates with proliferation activity