Cell Cycle and Development Flashcards
What are the 2 main phases of the cell cycle?
1/ Interphase
2/ Mitotic phase
What are the sub-phases of Interphase?
1) G1 phase
2) S (synthesis of DNA) phase
3) G2 phase
G is Growth of GAP phase
What are the sub-phases of Mitotic phase?
Mitosis
Cytokenisis
What happens in G1? (3)
- Cell is metabolically active
- Cell replicates all of its cellular organelles and components EXCEPT DNA AND NUCLEUS
- Replication of centrosomes begun
What happens in S? (2)
- In nucleus, DNA strands separate at H bonds which held the nucleotides together
- New strand of DNA is synthesized opposite the old strands
What happens in G2? (3)
- Cell makes sure DNA synthesis has been completed (correctly)
- Prepares fro Mitotic phase (synthesis of proteins and enzymes, gathering of reactants)
- Replication of centrosomes complete
Why do you have replication of things (organelles) in the cell?
Because the cell has been divided into 2 and you only have half the number of things like organelles in each half of the cytoplasm. Cytoplasm grows in the G1 phase.
What are the sub - phases of mitosis (as mitosis is a phase of the MITOTIC PHASE)?
Prophase Prometaphase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
What happens in Mitosis? Summary
It is a continuous process
1. the nuclear membrane is dismantled,
2. two copies of DNA are separated from each other
3. two nuclei are reformed each containing 1 copy of DNA
4 PHASES IN TOTAL
What happens in Prophase? (2)
- Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, 2 copies held at centromere
- Mitotic spindles start to form (extension of microtubules from centromere)
What happens in Prometaphase? (3)
- Nuceloulus disappears and nuclear envelope breaks down
- Spindle fibres attach to sister chrmotid at kinetochores located at centomeres
- Kinetochore microtubles now start moving chromosomes toward middle of cell
What happens in metaphase?
- Microtubles of mitotic spindle align centromeres at centre of mitotic spindle (metaphase plate)
What happens in anaphase?
Centromeres split so one copy of each chromosome (chromatid) is sent towards each chromosome dragged by microtubules of mitotic spindle.
What happens in telophase?
- Chromosomes revert to chromatin
- nuclear envelop reform
- each nucleolus reappears
- mitotic spindle breaks down
Why does DNA have to be spread out during the S phase (prior to mitosis)?
Machinery needs to get there to replicate DNA and has to be spread as all machinery needs to access genome to provide RNA transcript, contentiously re orientate itself.
What are microtubles structures as?
Alpha Beta Alpha Beta sub-units stuck together to elongate the cylindrical structure.
Which organelles are essential for cell division?
Centrioles and centrosomes where spindle will be anchored, specialized proteins will attach to build microtubules
What are kinetochores?
Series of proteins attach to centromeres and microtubles look for them
How does cytokenisis occur
Actin and myosin ring causes the plasma membrane to begin pinching in
How can you get abnormal non identical daughter cells?
Anaphase chromosome are lost or 2 set at wrong pole at the end aniploidy. If you add or miss a chromosomes it will be dysfunctional.
In rapid dividing cells, which phase in Interphase is deleted?
G1
If not replicating cells, which phase are they stuck in and what else is it called?
G1 and then its called G0
What determines the rate of cell division?
Respond to changes in conditions
Which cells do not divide And what how many years does it take to be a complete new person?
Eye cells and 7 years. `
How is the Cell Cycle regulated?
With checkpoints. There are three checkpoints.
When is the first checkpoint?
G1 to S checkpoint
- Cell is fit
- Enough growth
- Has replaced the missing organelles
- the cytosolic synthesized all the material needed
When do you exit and not continue the rest of the other checkpoints from the first one?
If in contact to other cells around you or ran out of nutrients, you do not go through G1 to S checkpoint, you exit to G0.
When is the second checkpoint?
And when will the cell stop growth here?
G2 to M
- DNA is synthesized is taken placed and repaired everything
If not repaired and not sufficient nutrients available
The last checkpoint is…
SAC spindle assembly checkpoint
triggered by all kinetochores being attached to microtubules lining up and metaphase plate. If not, it will stopthe cell cycle at this point
What is regulating the cell cycle?
MPF (mitosis promoting factor) and many protein complexes
What d the MPF protein complexes do to regulate cell cycle?
- Hold cells in a particular stage
2. Stimulate their passage to the next stage
In general what does the MPF do>?
induces mtosis in all eukaryotes
What are the two sub units of MPF?
- CDK1 (cyclin dependent kinase)
2. Cylclin B1 major player
What is the concentration of cyclin during interphase and phase?
Conc increase during interphase, then peaks at M phase and decreases
What is MPF?
Regulatory molecule which is mitosis promoting factor
What does CDK do?
Cyclin dependent kinase catalyses phosphorylation of other proteins to start mitosis
What rae he concentration of CDK lilke in CC?
Doesnt change much during CC
What is so different of turning on a MPF ?
MPF is activated by PHOSPHORYLATION of MPF CDK
MPF protein kinase is a cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) ture or false?
TRUE
When is MPF active?
When bound to cyclin subunit. thus when conc of cyclin is high, more MPF is active and target proteins are phosprylated, causes the initiaition of mitosis
Cyclin conc reg MPF conc
True
Which phase in interphase do enzymes dephophorylate cyclin to activate MPF for phosphorylation of many diff protein types?
G2
What are the 4 effects of activated MPF (unphosphorluayted cyclin subunit)
- initiate M phase
- Phosphorylate lamins initiate nucleaur envelope breakdown
- Phosphorylate icrotubule assocuated proteins
- Phosphorylate enzymes that degrades cyclin, thus conc of cylin declines
How are tumors made?
Non effective CC checkpoints keep growing and form tumor
Why do Docs check other tumor places when they find one in liver?
Liver is in contact with many other systematic organs
What is cancer?
Complex fam of dis-eases caused buy cells grow in uncontroallable fashion that invade nearby tissues and that spread to othersites in the body
Cancer is derived from….
cells in which cell cycle checkpoint have failed
Cancer onset involves 2 aspects of DNA change/mutation:
- Genes that ordinarily promote growth proto oncogense become oncogenes
- genes that stop pf inhibit growth tumor supressor genes become inactive
Which oconegnes type is good and which is bad?
Protooncongene is good
Ocogene is bad
What 3 ways can cancer develop?
- Mutation within gene (oncogene growth stimulatin protein) an oncongene
- Multiple copies of the gene excess of stimulating growth proteins
- Gene moved to new DNA position and under new control excess of stimulating growth proteins
RAS signalling describe
Growth factor ligand attaches to (RTK) triosine receptor kinase signals molecule until RAS g protein
What is an example of a mutation which can develop into cancer?
Defective or missing transcription factor like p53 cannot activate transcription
Human fertilization compared to animals is that….
Highly selective process
Not synchronised insemination and ovulation not many signals. Thus, sperm has developed (some stay in the lower reproductive, sperm stay behind in case there is no egg)
What is the path of the sperm cell?
Corona radiata
Zona pellucida
Plasma membrane of secondary oocyte
Cytoplasm of secondary oocyte
What is the first polar body?
egg has already undergone first miotic division containing unwanted chromosomes.
Large cell containing all nutrients and proteins for few days of life and can tomake new transcripts on the first few days of life. Invest in one
Which layer does the sperm penetrate?
Zona pellucida
What happens when a sperm penetrates the zona pellucida?
The egg fuses and engulfs the sperm.
What happens in fertilisation?
Acrosome reaction allowing sperm to penetrate zona pellucida then plasma membrane binding (oolemma) and sperm egg fusion
Sperm penetration differs in humans as the…..
Sperm tail is not cut off when its is penetrated into the zona pellucida
What is cortical granule release?
Block polyspermy, releases enzymes which harden zona pellucida to prevent more sperm from coming in
When do eggs undergo cleavage?
AS the fertilised egg is being wafted down the fallopian tubes
What are stages/names of pre implantation development of the zygote?
- cleavage of zygote two cell (made up of two blastomeres polar bodies, and the zona pellucida)
- Cleavage of zygote 4 cell
- Morula
- Blastocyst
Blastocyst is made out of 2 things which are:
- Trophoblast (food and precursor)
2. Inner cell mass
What is the trophoblast role?
outer layer of the blastocyst will later be part of placenta provides nutrients to developing embryo
ICM role?
Insulated from contact with intraterine evironment
Will form embryo
Blastocyst needs much energy to grow, where does the energy come from/
gLYCOLOSIS
What is the blastocoele?
Space inside the blastocyst where ICM resides to one side surrounded by the TROPHOLBLAST
What happens in day 7?
Blastocyst needs to burrow into the uterine endometrium and becomes enclosed within endometrium by day 10
Trophoblast develops into 2 different kinds of extraembroyonnic tissue:
Cytotrophoblast
Synctiotrophoblast
Cytotrophoblast
Protective membrane outside the embryo itself
Synctiotrophoblast
Multinucleate layer of cytoplasm very invasive release enzymes make hole for blastocyst to migrate into
Two tissue types in embryo development of day 8
Hypoblast primitive endoderm
Epiblast primitive ectoderm
OUtgrowth of hypoblast is…
mesoderm like tissue beginning of yolk sac
What is the first stage of the maternal fetal interface?
formation of amniotic cavity, lacunae where mothers blood fill syncotiotophoblast absorb nutrients and give to ICM
Fluid filled amniotic cavity develops as ICM separates from trophoblast
Provides shock absorbance, prevent adhesion and drying out
Role of yolk sac?
- provides blood cells
- supplies nutrients
- shock absorber
- prevent drying out
- gives rise to GI tract
- primoridal germ cells
What is the role of chorion?
Prtects embryo and fetus from maternal immune system. Also gives rise to the placenta
What happens in week 3?
Gasturalation
Three primary germ cells layer established
Organ development begins
By week 5 the embryo is where?
Hanging out of the endometrium, in the uterine cavity.
What is gasturaltion?
Formation of primitive streak
Inavigation (push cells out strat process of embryo proper)
Endoderm Mesoderm Ectoderm
Where they can feel pain
Cloacal membrane is the…
tail end anus rectum
Orpharngeal membrane is the ….
head end form mouth connect to oral cavities.
What is role of notochordial process?
drives the action release morphagens cells close to morphogens change rapidly the far you are the less change differently DEGRADATION
What does notochord give rise to?
Vertical bodies like neural plate spinal cord, give rise to vertebrae discs and rarely a tumor called chrodoma
Spina bifida women prevent by eating?
Bread with folate
Which end is the primitive streak at?
The tail end
Notochord induces what cells?…
induction of ectodermal cells above it (as the notochord is in the mesoderm layer) to form the neural plate
Why do humans not reproduce asexually?
We want genetic variation
Meiosis makes
half the number of chromosomes of sperms and egg
What is meiosis
a type of nuclear division