proliferating cell nuclear antigen
- proliferating cell nuclear antigen
- (PCNA) a 36-kD trimeric nuclear acidic protein that acts as an auxiliary factor in DNA replication and repair; its levels in the body correlate with the rates of DNA synthesis and it is commonly used as a marker for proliferating cells.
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