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The S-phase promoting factor (SPF) is a CDK-cyclin complex that induces the S-phase (synthesis phase) of the cell cycle. Toward the end of the G₁ phase of mitosis, an SPF is phosphorylated, causing a biochemical cascade that results in the activation of DNA replication proteins and the initiation of the G1/S transition.

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• Restriction point