The rate of addition of monomers is given by

rate constant kon (M–1 sec–1 )

The rate of loss is given by koff (sec–1)

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In free CDK2, the A-loop blocks access of protein substrates to the γ phosphate of the bound ATP.

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Nonphosphorylated CDK bound to one of its cyclin partners has minimal but detectable protein kinase activity in vitro, although it may be essentially inactive in vivo.

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Phosphorylation of a critical threonine residue in the activation loop, Thr-160, allowing substrates to access the active site of the CDK

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Threonine -160 phosphorylation is mediated by 

CDK-activating kinase (CAK)

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Two inhibitory phosphorylations on CDK play a critical role in controlling CDK activity:

Y15

T14