CELL CYCLE REGULATION Flashcards
Cell cycle checkpoints are…
Internal cellular mechanisms that control progression through the cell cycle phases
They search for, detect, and repair biochemical errors
Each checkpoint sensor verifies the…
Accurate completion of essential cellular events
When the adult stem cell encounters the checkpoint the-
-Cell cycle pauses
-Checkpoint sensors search for biochemical errors
-Cell cycle continues if no errors are detected
Process of the checkpoint:
- the cell recognized the proper Go-Signal
- the “continue signal” was released
- the cell crossed the G1/S checkpoint
- the cell advanced to the S phase
Each checkpoint sensor recruits the proper repair enzymes when an error is…
Detected, corrects the error, and instructs the cell to advance to the next phase
Checkpoint sensor process
- sensor searches for errors
- activated checkpoint recruits repair enzymes
- after repairing the error, the “continue signal” is released
- cell passes the checkpoint and advances to next phase
The checkpoint sensory detects a critical biochemical error that cannot be repaired… =
The cell self destructs by apoptosis
Apoptosis eliminates cells that are…
-Precancerous
-Cancerous (some cancer cells are mutated and apoptosis cannot occur)
-No longer needed
-Infected
-Defective and need to be replaced
What is the first checkpoint?
The G1/S phase checkpoint
Cells in the G1 phase must recognize a…
“Go-signal” to pass the G1/S checkpoint and enter the S phase
Growth factors are
Protein Go-Signals
Example of Go-Signals
Steroid hormones (estrogen, testosterone)
Roughly how many human Go-Signals?
~50
Why are growth hormones prescribed?
To treat growth hormone deficiency, Turner Syndrome, and other conditions associated with short stature
At the G1 checkpoint, if the cell does not receive a go ahead signal where does the cell go?
G0