FINAL Flashcards
Cytological/Microscopic Observations of Cell Cycle
Cells at M Phase are easily identifiable
Cells have doubling times of about 20 hours. At any moment, 5% of cultured cells are at M phase suggesting that M Phase takes one hour to complete
What can the S Phase be labeled with? What does this tell us?
The S Phase can be labeled with Thymidine. The cells in S Phase can be identified now that Thymidine marks S Phases. The % of cells in S Phase (labeled) X length of one cell cycle. Determined that S Phase is 6 hours.
How is a Flow Cytometer measuring DNA cell contents?
DNA is labeled with fluorescence, like DAPI. Graph can be made to determine how many number of cells are in certain sets of DNA.
Cdc
Temperature sensitive mutants – can’t pass certain stages, like G1. Regardless, cells continue to grow.
Cell Fusion Experiment
Mitotic cell and G2 cell –> Induced condensation of chromosomes in G2 cells. Concluded that there is a factor in M Phase (MPF) cells’ cytosol that induces chromosome condensation and nuclear envelope breakdown.
Mitotic cyclins rise during ___ phase and drop during ___
Interphase; Anaphase
It oscillates
What is MPF composed of?
cdk1/cdc2
cyclin B
What is unique about yeast cell division
yeasts use cdk1 for their whole cycle
> > > Cyclins and CDKs of different cell cycle phases
G1 cyclin –> G1 CDK
G1/S cyclin –> G1/S-CDK
S cyclin –> S-CDK
M cyclin –> M-CDK/cdc2/CDK1
Regulating CDK Activity via Activating Phosphorylation
2-Step Process:
1) Cyclin partially activates CDK by moving T-loop
2) CAK phosphorylates CDK
Regulatory CDK Activity via Inhibitory Dephosphorylation
Wee1 Kinase: adds another phosphate, which inhibits CDK
CDC25 Phosphatase: removes second phosphate, activating CDK
Which AA are often phosphorylated in CDK
Serine and Threonine
Activating M-CDK
CDK1/CDC2 + M-cyclin –> inactive M CDK –Wee1 and CAK–> inactive M CDK (includes active and inactive phosphates) –CDC25+P–> Active M CDK (includes just active phosphate) –> Positive Feedback activates CDC25 (by phosphorylating it) and inhibits Wee1 (so that it can’t inactive phosphorylate )
CKI, and its example
CDK Inhibitor
P27 binds to CDK-cyclin (MPF) complex, inactivating it
Can act as a tumor suppressor
M Phase dependent events that are triggered by MPF
1) Chromatin condensation: Phosphorylation of condensin
2) Nuclear envelope breakdown: Phosphorylation of lamin
3) Golgi and ER Fragmentation: Phosphorylation of GM130
4) Spindle Formation: Phosphorylation of MTs, causing MT instability
How Phosphates affect Lamin
Phosphorylated Lamins: depolymerization (like in prometaphase)
Dephosphorylated Lamins: polymerization (like in telophase)
START
A point of no return for a cells to enter the cell cycles. The key regulatory point in the cell cycle before cells enter mitosis.
Exists in G1 is regulated by CDC2 (think back to temperature sensitive mutant)
LOOK AT SLIDE How is START regulated?
Cyclins regulate CDK deployed throughout cell cycle
RB (retinoblastoma) proteins
A tumor suppressor that prevents cells from entering the cell cycle.
Rb binds to E2F (a TF responsible for G1/S cyclin and S cyclin production), so that S CDK is not activated, and thus S phase can’t be entered.
Pathway:
Mitogen –> MAPK –> Myc –> G1-CDK –> Rb+2P –> activates E2F –> S cyclin/ G1/S cyclin –> S-CDK –> DNA synthesis
Ubiquitilation
E1, E2, and E3 are responsible for consecutively phosphorylating a protein. Upon polyubiquitlation, the compound will be targeted for degradation
What is CDC6?
In G1, it binds to origin of replication (ORC) and recruits needed pre-replicative complex and proteins, like helicase.
Causes S-CDK firing.
DNA replication needs the cdc6 to recruit but also cannot start replication until the cdc6 is removed.
In order to ensure only one cell cycle, CDC6 will be ubiquitlized for degradation.
Proteolysis of regulatory proteins to control cell cycle
1) SCF: has an F-box, which ubiquitizes CKIs, in order to initiate S-Phase
2) APC/C binds to CDC20, activating APC/C, which ubiquitilizes M Cyclin. Degradation of cyclin, causes cell to enter Anapahase
Timeline of cyclin and CDKs
MPF/M‐Cdk is only activated at the end of G2 phase, and is inactivated in anaphase.
Cyclin-B/M‐cyclin accumulates during interphase, and is degraded in anaphase.
Anaphase‐promoting complex(APC)/cyclosome marks cyclin-B for destruction.
How anaphase occurs?
M-CDK and CDC20 activate APC/C
APC/C causes the ubiquitylation and destruction of securing, which frees separase.
Separase is activated.
Separase destroys cohesin (which normally keeps chromosomes bound together.
Anaphase begins
What are cell checkpoints and what activates them?
Points of the cell cycle where things can be halted until conditions are better.
Activated by:
Incomplete cell division (Inhibits M CDK)
Chromosomal DNA is damaged (inhibits G1/S/M CDK)
Replicated chromatids are not aligned at the metaphase plate (inhibits APC/C)
Chromosomes are not properly attached (inhibits APC/C)
Endoreplication
Repeated S phase without M phase
Checkpoint Mechanisms for DNA Damage
Sensory: DNA detects damage??
Signaling: Kinase cascade resulting in the phosphorylation of P53, which transcribes P21
Effector: P21 is expressed as CKI, which inactivates S CDK, inhibiting S Phase
Cell Cycle Arrests
Anaphase wont start until….
ALL kinetochores are captured by MTs in the spindle.
Monitored by proteins at the kinetochore
Mitotic Checkpoint Complex (MCC)
When SAC is activated, it inhibits APC/C, allowing cyclin B and Securin to remain active
MAD2
Part of the MCC.
If chromosomes are not attached to the microtubules at prometaphase, MAD2 will be become present. Thus MCC will inhibit APC/C
Types of mitotic microtubules
Kinetochore microtubules: attaching kinetochore/chromosome to the spindle
Astral microtubules: separating spindle poles
Interpolar microtubules: elongating spindles
What forms two poles
Duplicated centrosomes
Acentrosomal Spindle
lacks centrosomes, therefore dynein and kinesin-14 are used to maintain spindle polarity
Kinesin-5 (BimC)
Maintains bipolarity of spindle; antiparallel crosslinking
Kinesin-14
Engaging both spindles
Kinesin-4/10
Bring chromosomes to the metaphase plate; outward push
Dynein
Further separate spindle poles
How do Kinetochores remain attached to kinetochore microtubule fiber?
Depolymerizes MT from the plus end; the force pulls the kinetochore MT to the poles
Stages of chromosomal separation during anaphase
AnaphaseA: sister chromatid/chromosome separation; kinesins promote depolymerization
AnaphaseB: spindle elongation
o Plus end‐directed kinesin motors act at interpolar microtubules to slide them apart; o Minus end‐directed dynein motors walk along astral microtubules to further separate the spindle poles.
Cytokinese in Animals vs Plants
Animals = cleavage furrow, in which actin and myosin II constricts to cleave cells: contractile ring; but the final fission depends on MT Plants = phragmoplasts
Nondisjunction and example
Uneven chromosome splitting.
Trisomy (Down Syndrome)
Asymmetric cell division of a neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma asymmetrically divides into a neuroblastoma and GMC (ganglion mother cell).
GMC will divide into two differentiated neurons, while the neuroblastoma will continue to asymmetrically divide
Cell division plane
Determined by the spindle position, in which cells will be split between centrosomes.
In plants, it is determined by the preprophase band (PPB) orinetation
(Revise) Different kinds of P ;)
P27 – inhibits M phase
P53 – DNA damage; activated by UV damage; activates P21
P21 – DNA damage; inhibits S-Phase
How does APC/C affect M CDK
APC/C inhibits Cyclin B, which stops M CDK and M Phase
Major Steps of Apoptosis
1) Cytoplasm shrinks/ chromosomes condense
2) Nuclear fragmentation and cleavage of DNA
3) Fragmented cytoplasm and bleb formation
4) Formation of apoptotic bodies
5) Phagocytes, like macrophages, engulf apoptotic bodies
Ced3/4 Mutations
Encodes for caspases (suicide proteins); mutants lack the gene, thus cells wont die; used worm for example
Caspase binding behavior
cysteine is in the enzyme’s active site
aspartic acid is at the cleavage site of target proteins
Target proteins include lamins (breaks them down), raf kinases (prevents development/growth), and CAD (chops DNA)
Cleaved DNA can be detected
Phosphatidyl Serine
Normally in the inner leaflet of cells;
Rich concentration on the outside of apoptotic cells
Known as the “corpse marker” because macrophages identify apoptotic cells via PS
How is a caspase activated
Inactive initiator caspase (monomer) –Apoptotic signals (cleaves and dimerizes)–> Active caspase (dimerized) –> activates executioner caspase (via dimerization and cleavage) –> Apoptosis
CAD pathway
CAD-iCAD –Executioner Caspase–> iCAD cleaved –> CAD is activated –> DNA fragmentation
Process can be visualized via staining or gel filtration
BCL2
Sits on Mitochondria to control cytochrome exiting. Multiple BCL2 work together to form channels for it.
They are a family of proteins that trigger apoptosis, ONLY if BH4 domains are :
Anti-apoptotic: BCL2 and BCLXL; has BH4
Pro-apoptotic proteins: BH3-only and effector BCL2 family (BAX and BAK)
Cleavage furrow ends with ____
Interpolar Microtubules