Cell Cycle Flashcards

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1
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two main stages of the cell cycle

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mitotic and interphase

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2
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mitotic phase consists of

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mitosis and cytokinesis

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3
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cell growth and copying chromosomes

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interphase

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4
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3 parts of interphase

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s, g2,and g1

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5
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DNA synthesis

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s phase

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6
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period between s and m

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g2

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7
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period between m and s

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g1

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8
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5 phases of the mitosis

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prophase
prometaphase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase and cytokinesis
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9
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the cell increases in size, the DNA of the chromosomes is replicated and the centrosome is duplicated

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interphase

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10
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the duplicated chromosomes condense.

outside the nucleus the mitotic spindle assembles between the two centrosomes which have begun to move apart

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prophase

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11
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breakdown of nuclear envelope, can now attach to spindle microtubules via their kinetochores and undergo active movement

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prometaphase

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12
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the chromosomes are aligned at the equator of the spindle, midway between the spindle poles.

the kinetochore microtubules on each sister chromatid attach to opposite poles of the spindle

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metaphase

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13
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the sister chromatids synchronously separate and are pulled slowly toward the spindle pole to which they are attached. he kinetochore microtubules get shorter and the spindle poles move apart

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anaphase

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14
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the two sets of chromosomes arrive at the poles of the spindle. a new nuclear envelope reassembles around each set, completing the formation of two nuclei and marketing the end of mitosis

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telophase

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15
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the cytoplasm divided in two by a contractile ring of actin and myosin filaments, which pinches the cell into two daughters each with one nucleus

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cytokinesis

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16
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is all DNA replicated? is all DNA damage repaired?

checks for: cell size and dna damage

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G2 checkpoint

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17
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are all chromosomes properly attached to the mitotic spindle

checks for: chromsome attachement to spindle

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M checkpoint

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18
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is environment favorable?

checks for: cell size, nutrients, growth factors, dna damage

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G1 checkpoint

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19
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which check point is the most important

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G1

20
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If the cell does not receive the go-ahead signal from the g1 phase, it will exit the cycle, switching into a non-dividing state called

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g0 phase (senescence)

21
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kinetochores not attached to spindle microtubules send a molecular signal that delays anaphase

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internal signal

22
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growth factors —- proteins released by certain cells that stimulate other cells to divide

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external signals

23
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cyclin- cdk complex: G1-Cdk
Cyclin?
Cdk partner?

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Cyclin D

Cdk 4 and 6

24
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cyclin- cdk complex: G1/S-Cdk
Cyclin?
Cdk partner?

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Cyclin E

Cdk 2

25
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cyclin- cdk complex: S-Cdk
Cyclin?
Cdk partner?

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Cyclin A

Cdk 2

26
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cyclin- cdk complex: M-Cdk
Cyclin?
Cdk partner?

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Cyclin B

Cdk 1

27
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three d cyclins in mammals

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d1 d2 d3

28
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Transcription
Proteolysis
Inhibitory phosphorylation
Binding of CDK inhibitors

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regulations of cyclins

29
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cyclins or cdk’s are degraded

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cyclins

30
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Ubiquitylation of cyclin by APC results in

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degradation

31
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The cell cycle can pause through the action of a CDK inhibitor

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p27
p21
p57 (all for g1/s, g2, m)

g1 - 15, 16, 18, 19

32
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DNA damage will result in exit from the cell cycle and arrest in

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G1

33
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three major categories of extracellular signals

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mitogens
growth factors
survival factors

34
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stimulate cell division (entry & progression through the cell cycle)

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mitogens

35
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stimulate cell growth (increase in cell size and mass) by promoting the synthesis of proteins and other macromolecules

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growth factors

36
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promote cell survival by suppressing programmed cell death

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survival factors

37
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  • act by turning on signaling pathways that stimulate the synthesis of G1 cyclins
  • inhibit the Rb protein
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mitogens

38
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in normal cells pRB is a

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tumor supressor

39
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Increase Synthesis and Decrease Degradation of Macromolecules, and results in increased cell size and mass

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growth factors

40
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a pro-survival protein

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Bcl-2

41
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Survival Factors Suppress Apoptosis by Regulating (oncogene)

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bcl-2

42
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which crowded cells stop dividing

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external signal

43
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in which they must be attached to a substratum in order to divide

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anchorage dependence

44
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which type of cells exhibit neither density-dependent inhibition nor anchorage dependence

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cancer cells

45
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proteolysis regulates what two cycles

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s and m

46
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inhibitory phosphates are removed to activate the

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M-cyclin CDK complex