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Chapter 8: 8.5 Cell Cycle Checkpoints Flashcards

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Cell Cycle

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Cycle of events by which a cell duplicates its chromosomes + other cellular components, and divides into 2 daughter cells

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What must happen in order for a cell to proceed to the next phases in the cell cycle?

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It must pass checkpoints
* Confirms that the cell is prepared to enter the next phase

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What are the phases of the cell cycle and what happens during them?

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  • M Phase: Mitosis + Cytokinesis
  • Interphase: Period between M phases, cell grows and replicates its DNA
  • G1 phase: 1st gap phase, Cell is growing
  • S phase: DNA is replicated
  • G2 phase: 2nd gap phase, Cell is growing
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What are the checkpoints in the cell cycle?

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  1. G1 to S
  2. G2 to M
  3. M phase
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What does the G1 to S checkpoint check for?

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Confirms that the environment is suitable for replication

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G1 to S Checkpoint:

What is an ideal environment that is suitable for replication?

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  • Sufficient nutrients
  • Extracellular signals
  • Other
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G1 to S Checkpoint:

If the environment is unsuitable for replication, what happens?

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Cell remains in G1 (also known G0)

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Is G0 temporary or permanent?

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Can be temporary or permanent

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What is temporary G0 known as? What happens to cells in this condition?

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Quiescence
* Cells retain the ability to re-enter the cell cycle

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What is permanent G0 known as? When does this occur in cells?

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Senescence
* Occurs in cells which are terminally differentiated (e.x. nerve cells)

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G2 to M Checkpoint

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Confirms that the DNA is fully replicated and undamaged

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M phase Checkpoint

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Known as the Spindle Checkpoint
* Confirms that duplicated chromosomes are properly attached to the mitotic spindle

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The control of the cell cycle depends on how many proteins?

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Mainly 2 types of proteins

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What two types of proteins does the control of the cell cycle mainly depend on?

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  1. Cyclins
  2. Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks)
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Cyclins

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Proteins that bind to and activate Cdks

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Describe:

The concentration of cyclins

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Rise and fall in a cyclical fashion

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What causes increases and decreases of concentration of cyclins?

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  • Increased transcription = Increase in concentration
  • Targeted proteolysis = Decrease in concentration
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Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks)

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Enzymes that phosphorylate other proteins involved in the cell cycle

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What is the significance of phosphorylation status?

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Regulates the activity of various proteins

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True or False:

There is one cyclin-Cdk pair for the cell cycle

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False, there is one cyclin-Cdk pair PER PHASE of the cell cycle

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G1 cyclins

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Control the activity of G1/S cyclins

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G1/S cyclins

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Activate Cdks in late G1, triggering progression to S phase

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S-cyclins

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Activate Cdks at the beginning of S phase
* Remain active through S, G2, and early M phases

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M-cyclins

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Activate Cdks that stimulate entry into mitosis at the G2/M checkpoint

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In regards to cyclin-Cdk activity, what happens if a checkpoint is not met?
The cell cycle can be paused by modulating cyclin-Cdk activity
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What is the transition for G1 to S phase blocked by?
Cdk inhibitor proteins
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What do Cdk inhibitor proteins do?
Block assembly of cyclin-CDK complexes
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What must the cell do in order to enter S phase?
Degrade the Cdk inhibitor proteins
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# True or False: Once the G1 to S checkpoint is passed, the cell generally completes the cell cycle
True
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What are Cdk inhibitor proteins also involved in besides the G1 to S checkpoint?
Involved in cells enter G0
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Mitogens
Extracellular signals that promote progression from G1 to S phase by stimulating synthesis G1 cyclins, G1/S cyclins, and other proteins associated with DNA replication
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Retinoblastoma (RB) protein
A regulatory protein that binds and inhibits transcriptional regulators required for cell proliferation
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What is Rb phosphorylated by?
G1-Cdk-cyclin and G1/S-Cdk-cyclin complexes
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What does the Rb phosphorylation trigger?
Conformational change that leads to dissociation of Rb from transcriptional regulators
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What is the end result of phosphorylation of Rb?
Promotes cell proliferation
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DNA damage causes the cell to temporarily halt progression through...
G1
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What does DNA damage that temporarily halts progression through G1 cause?
* Increase in concentration and activity of protein p53 * Increase in protein p21
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p53
Transcriptional regulator that activates p21
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p21
Cdk-inhibitor protein, binds G1/S-Cdk and S-Cdk
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What does temporarily halting in G1 allow for?
Cell to repair the damage before proceeding
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What happens to cell if DNA damage is irreparable?
p53 induces apoptosis
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Apoptosis
Programmed cell death
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Mitogen effects of G1-Cdk and G1/S-Cdk
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In G1, the cell is prepared for replication by forming the...
Pre-replicative complex
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What is the pre-replicative complex comprised of?
* ORC * DNA helicase
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ORC
Origin recognition complex * A protein complex that binds to origins of replication on DNA throughout the entire cell cycle
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Cdc6
A protein recruited by ORC to help load DNA helicase onto DNA
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What does DNA helicase do?
Unwinds DNA
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DNA Damage, p53 and p21 processes
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What happens in S phase with DNA helicase?
* S-Cdk activates DNA helicase * Promotes assembly of the proteins required for the replication fork * Initiates DNA synthesis
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How is it ensured the DNA is replicated only once?
S-Cdk phosphorylates (and inactivates) Cdc6
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What is the transition from G2 to M phase blocked by?
Inhibition of Cdc25 * A phosphatase needed to activate M-cyclin-Cdk complexes
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What may result in inhibition of Cdc25?
Incomplete or erroneous DNA replication
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What does M-Cdks contain that determines if it is active or not?
Contain an inhibitory phosphate group * Must be removed before it can become active
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Wee1
Inhibitory kinase that phosphorylates M-Cdk
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What are M-Cdk levels like during G2? Is it activated?
M-Cdk levels increase throughout G2, but remains inactivated until the end of G2
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Why does M-Cdk become active at the end of G2?
Cdc25 removes the inhibitory phosphate group
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What type of feedback loop is M-Cdk activation?
Positive feedback loop * Activated M-Cdk phosphorylates more Cdc25, which activates more M-Cdk
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ORC, DNA helicase, and Cdc6 mechanism
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M-Cdk, Cdc25, Wee1 mechanisms
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Metaphase plate
Halfway point between the two opposite spindle poles * Chromosomes align bound by microtubules align here
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How do chromosomes ensure that they are properly aligned at the metaphase plate?
Dynamic instability of microtubules (growth and shrinkage) helps adjust
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Spindle Assembly Checkpoint
Unattached chromosomes send a "stop" signal which inhibits activation of the APC
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APC
Anaphase-promoting complex
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What happens APC is activated?
* APC ubiquitylates M-cyclins and S-cyclins (targets them for degredation) * Inactivates the associated Cdks
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What will prevent the APC from being activated?
Chromosomes are not correctly attached
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What is the result of chromosomes not correctly attached?
APC is not activated, thus cyclins will not be degraded
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When APC is activated, what can the cell do?
Progress to anaphase
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What is cleaved in anaphase? What is the purpose of the cleaved things?
Cohesins * Proteins that bind sister chromatids to each other
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What does the cleavage of cohesins trigger?
Separation of sister chromatids to opposite poles of the cell
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Separase
Enzyme that catalyses the degradation of cohesins
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APC promotes the degradation of...
Securin
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What does securin do?
Normally inhibits the action of separase
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Describe the process of separation of the sister chromatids to their respective poles
A result of two processes affecting the mitotic spindle * Anaphase A * Anaphase B
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What happens in: * Anaphase A? * Anaphase B?
Anaphase A * Kinetochore microtubules shorten * Tubulin subunits lost on both ends Anaphase B * Spindle poles move apart
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Dynein
Achored to the cell cortex, pulls apart the spindle poles
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Kinesins
Act on (growing) interpolar microtubules, causing them to slide past each other
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APC, securin, Anaphase mechanisms
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What experimental techniques are used in cell biology?
1. Labelled nucleotides 2. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) 3. Cells with synchronised division
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How are labelled nucleotides used in cell biology?
Radioactive/fluorescent signal can be observed in the nucleus when labelled nucleotides are used during DNA replication in S phase
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How is FACS used in cell biology?
* Cells are stained with dye that fluoresces when bound to DNA * Amount of DNA = Amount of fluorescence emitted * Cell sorter used to separate cells with different amounts of fluorescence
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How are cells sorted in FACS based on amounts of fluorescence?
G2 cells have 2x the amount of DNA than G1 cells (double the fluorescence) S cells have somehwere between G1 and G2 cells as replication wouldn't be complete
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What is used in cells with synchronised division?
Xenopus (frog) eggs
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Why are large cells used in cell synchronization?
Provide a relatively large amount of cell extract, which can be used to purify proteins involved in the cell cycle
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What happens in immature (unfertilized) eggs in the cell cycle?
Arrest in G2
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How do we ensure eggs (cells) divide synchronized?
Fertilize the eggs at the same time
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What cytoplasm injection experiments have been done in cell synchronization?
Cytoplasm of M phase cell injected into a cell in G2 * G2 cell goes to M phase Ctyoplasm of S phase cell injected into a cell in G1 * G1 cell goes to S phase

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