The retinoblastoma protein (protein name abbreviated Rb or pRb; gene name abbreviated Rb, RB or RB1) is a tumor suppressor protein that is dysfunctional in several major cancers. [5] . One function of pRb is to prevent excessive cell growth by inhibiting cell cycle progression until a cell is ready to divide. More @Wikipedia
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