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  1. What do the Tumour Suppressor Genes control?
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  • the Cell Cycle
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  1. What inhibits Cell Division?
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  • the protein products of the Tumour Suppressor
    Genes
  • they prevent the uncontrolled Growth that
    contributes to cancer
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  1. What are two very important Tumour Suppressor Genes?
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  1. RB1
  2. TP53
  • these produce Rb and p53 proteins
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  1. What is p53 the Gate Keeper of?
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  • the CDK Inhibitor
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  1. What is Rb?
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  • this is the Retinblastoma Protein
  • it is a tumour suppressor gene
  • it codes for the tumour suppressor protein
  • it inhibits the cell cycle progression
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  1. What does Rb inhibit?
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  • E2F activation during G1
  • it does this by first isolating E2F
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  1. How is Rb regulated during the G1 Phase?
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  • Rb is dephosphorylated by the PP-1 protein
  • the Protein Phosphatase 1
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  1. At the end of the G1 Phase, how is Rb regulated?
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  • the Cyc-cdks phosphorylate Rb
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  1. What kind of Rb cannot isolate E2F?
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  • Phosphorylated Rb
  • this means that E2F is released
  • E2F is activated
  • the cell then enters the S Phase
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  1. What is Retinoblastoma?
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  • it is a malignant tumour
  • it can occur in one eye (Unilateral)
  • it can occur in both eyes (Bilateral)
  • it typically occurs in children that are less than 5
    years old
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  1. Where does Retinablastoma originate from?
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  • the Retina
  • this is the sensitive lining of the eye
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  1. How many children World Wide develop Retinablastoma?
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  • about 6000 children
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  1. How many births are affected by Retinoblastoma?
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  • 1 out of 15 000
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  1. What are the two forms of Retinoblastoma?
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  1. Familial (Heritable) Retinoblastoma
  2. Sporadic (Non-Heritable) Retinoblastoma
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  1. What causes Retinoblastoma?
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  • the mutation in the Tumour Suppressor Gene
    RB1
  • this encodes for the Rb protein
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  1. What are Cdk Inhibitors (CKIs)?
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  • they inhibit the activity of the Cyclin-Cdk
    complexes
  • they are enzymes
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  1. What are the 2 major categories of Cdk Inhibitors?
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  1. INK4Family
  2. Cip/Kip Family
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  1. What Cdk Inhibitors are found in the INK4 Family?
    What do they do?
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  • they inhibit the activity of the G1 cyclin cdks

SUCH AS:
- cyc-D/cdk-4
- cyc-D/cdk-6

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  1. What Cdk Inhibitors are found in the Cip/Kip family?
    What do they do?
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  • they inhibit the activity of all the other Cyc-cdk complexes
  • this is known as late G1-M

SUCH AS:
- cyc-E/cdk-2
- cyc-A/cdk-2

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  1. What is the expression of Cdk Inhibitors expressed by?
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  • it is strongly stimulated by the DNA damage
  • and by p53 Activation
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  1. How present is p53 in our blood?
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  • p53 is found at very low levels in the blood
  • it is found in very low levels in normal cells
  • there would be no cell division if p53 was active
    all the time
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  1. Which enzyme activates p53?
A
  • Kinase
23
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  1. What destructs p53?
A
  • Proteasomes
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  1. What are the 3 functions of p53?
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  1. the Expression of CKIs
    - this leads to Cell Cycle Arrest
    - it induces G1-G2 cell cycle repair
  2. DNA Repair
    - an example of this is Excision Repair
    - p53 detect DNA damage
  3. Apoptosis
    - this is when repairs are not possible
    - the damage to the DNA is too severe
    - the cell commits suicide
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  1. What is the TP53 gene known as?
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  • The Guardian of the Genome
  • a mutation of this gene is found in most cancers
    (over 50%)
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  1. What does the TP53 gene encode for?
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  • it encodes for the p53 protein
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  1. What is the most commonly affected Tumour Suppressor gene in Human Cancer?
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  • TP53
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  1. What two types of signals control the Cell Cycle Progression at Checkpoints?
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  1. Internal Signals
  2. External Signals
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  1. What are some examples of Internal Signals?
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  • cell size
  • incorrect alignment
  • separation of sister chromatids

NB:
- this all happens at the M Phase Checkpoint

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  1. What are some examples of External Signals?
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  • environmental conditions
  • presence of growth factors
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  1. What do Growth Factors stimulate?
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  • they stimulate other cells to divide
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  1. What does PDGF stimulate?
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  • PDGF is a Platelet Derived Growth Factor
  • it stimulates Fibroblast growth in a wound or a
    culture
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  1. What are Density-Dependent Inhibition?
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  • crowded cells stop dividing
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  1. What is Anchorage Dependence?
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  • most animal cells must be attached to a
    substratum (support) in order to divide

SUBSTRATUM:
- a foundation or basis of something
- an underlying layer or substance

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  1. What limits cell density to only existing as a single layer in Normal Mammalian cells?
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  • the availability of nutrients
  • the availability of growth factors
  • a substratum for attachment
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  1. What happens during Anchorage Dependence?
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  • the cells anchor to the dish surface
  • they divide
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  1. What is meant by Density-Dependent Inhibition?
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CELLS WILL STOP DIVIDING:
- when they have formed a complete single layer

IF SOME CELLS ARE SCRAPED AWAY:
- the remaining cells will divide to fill the gap
- these cells then stop

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