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Gene Symbol CDK7
Synonyms CAK | CAK1 | CDKN7 | HCAK | MO15 | p39MO15 | STK1
Gene Description CDK7, cyclin dependent kinase 7, is a component of the transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) complex, which is involved in transcription and DNA repair (PMID: 29545334, PMID: 28792271). Overexpression of Cdk7 has been observed in a variety of solid tumor types including, triple-negative breast cancer (PMID: 28455421), ER-positive breast cancer (PMID: 27301701), gastric cancer (PMID: 27562173), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (PMID: 32174795), and epithelial ovarian cancer (PMID: 31776040).
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