Exam 3 pt 3 Flashcards
RhoA
Monomeric GTPase which controls the assembly and contraction of the contractile ring
RhoA is turned on by
RhoGef, localized in the cell cortex at the future site of cell division
RhoA - GTP activates
formins which nucleat the growth of straight unbranched actin that can form parallel bundles
Phosphorylation of the _ by Rho-GTP kinases triggers
myosin regulatory light chain, triggers activation of myoson 2 whic assembles the contractile ring and contracts it
midbody
A narrow structure connecting daughter cells near the end of cytokinesis, it contains tightly packed microtubules derived from the antiparallel interpolar microtubules of the spindle midzone surrounded by a dense matrix material
_ initiates cytokinesis
dephosphorylation of Cdk substrates (due to APC/C mediated destruction of cyclins)
location of the cleavage in cytokinesis is determined by
mitotic spindle
astral microtubles
carry signal to the cell cortex which specify the site of furrow formation
spindle midzome
generates signals that specify the site of cleavage furrow formation
astral microtubles
promote the relaxation of actin myosin bundles except at site encircling the midzone of the spindle
for asymmetric division to occur
the spindle poles must be located assymetrically in the mother
syncytium
A large mass of cytoplasm, surrounded by a plasma membrane and containing multiple nuclei. It is formed when nuclear division occur in the absence of cytoplasmic division
cellularization
A coordinated round of cytokinesis during which membranes form around each nucleus of a syncytium, resulting in a multicellular structure
inactivation of _ occurs in late mitosis
Cdks
G1 phase in rapidly dividing cells
- APC/C activated by Cdc20
- activation depend on M-Cdk
- as M-cyclin levels fall, Cdc20-APC/C activity decreases
- Cdks reactivated immediately after mitosis
embryonic cells with no G1 phase
slower diving cells G1 phase
- APC/C activation prolonged by Cdh2
- activation inhibited by M-Cdk
- as M-cyclin levels fall, Cdh1-APC/C takes over for Cdc20-APC/C
- Cdks remain inactive through late mitosis until early G1
cells with G1 phase
Cdk activity low after mitosis due to
CKIs
p21
A CKI (Cdk inhibitor) whose transcription is stimulated by the gene regulatory protein p53. It binds to and inactivates G1/S-Cdk and S-Cdk, causing cells to arrest in G1.
p53
Gene regulatory protein activated by DNA damage, it functions to block progression through the cell cycle. Mutated forms of this protein are found in half of all human cancers.
Mitogens
Class of extracellular signal molecules which promote cell proliferation
Growth factors
Class of extracellular signal molecules which promote cell growth by triggering increased synthesis and decreased degradation of cellular molecules
Survival factors
Class of extracellular signal molecules which suppress apoptosis
platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)
A mitogen which stimulates the proliferation (as well as growth, survival, differentiation and migration) of a large number of cell types; it is released from blood clots to help stimulate cell proliferation during wound healing
epidermal growth factor
stimulates proliferation on a wide variety of cell types
erythropoietin (EPO)
stimulates proliferation of RBC precursors
transforming growth factor beta
inhibits cell division by blocking progression through cell cycle or promoting apoptosis
G0
State of withdrawal from the cell cycle, it may be transient or permanent (as with termially differentiated cells such as neurons)
Myc
Gene regulatory protein, its production increased in response to the MAP kinase cascade, which promotes cell-cycle entry by several mechanisms, including increased expression of genes encoding G1 cyclin
Retinoblastoma protein (Rb) family
Protein family which, in their unphosphorylated form, bind to and inhibit E2F gene regulatory factors, thus blocking entry into S-phase. This protein family was originally identified in children with an inherited form of eye cancer.
_ inhibits Rb, causing Rb to
G1-Cdk inhibits Rb, causing Rb to release and activate a group of gene regulator factors called E2F proteins
DNA damage response with p53
p53 = cell cycle arrest
* p53 usuallt bound and ub by Mdm2 and destroyed in proteasomes
* phosphorylation of p52 blocks Mdm2 binding, buildup of p53
* p53 binds p21 regulator region, stimulate expression of p21
* p21 inactivate G1/S-Cdk, arresting cells in G1
DNA damage response with Chk1/Chk2
- M-Cdk initional inactive due to presence of inhibitory phosphates
- Cdc25 remove inhibitory phosphates
- when DNA damage, Chk1 and Chk2 phospho and inhibt Cdc25, blocking progression into mitosis
replicative cell sencence
Phenomenon in which cell proliferation halts after a finite number of cell divisions, apparently due to loss of telomeres
Arf
In response to abnormal mitogenic stimulation, this protein associates with Mdm2, preventing its binding and ubiquitylation p53, resulting in p53 accumulation and the triggering of p53-driven cell cycle arrest or apoptosis
TOR
A protein kinase activated by the PI 3-kinase cell growth pathway, it is an important component of growth regulatory pathways in all eukaryotes. It activates many targets that stimulate metabolic processes, including increased protein synthesis
for a cell to maintain its size,
it must double in size before dividing
nerve growth factor
secreted by neuron to make neuron larger
A large multiprotein complex called ___________________ binds to replication origins throughout the cell cycle.
origin replication complex
The formation of prereplicative complexes is referred to as _____________________ since initiation of DNA synthesis may only occur at origins containing a pre-RC.
licencing of replication
When cells undergo nuclear division without cytoplasmic division a ___________________ is formed.
syncytium
Extracellular signal molecule that stimulates cell proliferation.
mitogen
Stage of mitosis when the mitotic spindle disassembles.
telophase
The assembly and contraction of the contractile ring is controlled by
the small GTPase RhoA.
APC/C is a member of the
ubiquitin ligase family of enzymes.
The major components of the contractile ring are
actin filaments and myosin II filaments.
The continued activation of APC/C into G1 is due to the binding of ___________________, a process which only occurs in the absence of M-Cdk activity.
chd1
The_ triggers both anaphase and cytokinesis.
inactivation of Cdks by the action of APC/C
DNA replication begins at sites scattered at numerous locations on each chromosome called
origins of replication.