Final Exam Flashcards
What is interphase?
The period between one m phase to the next. It includes g1, s, and g2 phase
Which cyclin trigger g2 to m phase ? What is the name of it’s active form
M cyclin and M-cdk
What is the order of the cell cycle
G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, and More have ( mitosis and cytokinesis)
Which cyclin binds to its cdk in the late G1 phase
S cyclin and G1/S cyclin binds to cdk to form S-cdk and G1/S-cdk
Which cyclin and cdk drive g1 phase to s phase
G1 binds to cdk to form g1-cdk
What is the function of cyclin-cdk complexes
Phosphorylate a set of target proteins in the cell
What is the function of anaphase-promoting complex (APC)
Degradation of m and s cyclin by tagging the cyclin with a chain of ubiquitin
What regulates the activity of cyclin cdk complexes
Specific protein kinases and phosphatases. The complexes can be activated by being dephosphorylated
What is the function of Cdk inhibitor protein? Why is this an advantage and give an example
The function is to block the assembly or activity of cyclin-cdk complexes. This allows for more time for the cell to grow or wait for more favorable conditions. P27(the hugging machine) is an example
True or false
Once the cell transitions to g1 phase to s phase, it will go all the way through the cell cycle
True
What are mitogens
Extracellular signals produced by other cells that stimulate the cell to divide
What happens if the cell is deprived of mitogens
The cell cycle arrest at g1 and after some time go into g0
How does a cell es ape the cell. Y or arrest
By accumulating cyclin by having the mitogens signal the cell to synthesize g 1 cyclin, g1/s cyclins and other proteins involved with DNA synthesis and chromosome duplication. This buildup will progress the cell into the s phase
What is the function of retinoblastoma (Rb) protein
A transcription regulator that prevents the cell from activating genes that causes the cell to divide
Describe the relation ship between mitogens and Rb
Mitogens causes the cell to active g1-cdk and g1/s-cdk in order to deactivate Rb by phosphorylating it to its inactive form
What happens if dna is damaged in the g1 phase
A protein called p53 is activated to its stable form and promoted the transcription of a gene that enforced for a cdk inhibitor protein called p21. P21 binds to the g1/s cdk and s-cdk to prevent them from dvijg the cell into s phase. This gives the cell some time to repair the dna or if it is too severe causes apoptosis
What happens is p53 is missing
There is a high rate of mutation and cells tend to become cancerous
What is the purpose of cdc6
In g1 phase, it’s concentration increases and will open up the double helix if dna and ready the origin of replication with ORC protein complex
What signals to commence replication if dna and how
S-cdk will activate the dna helicases and promote the assembly of the other proteins at the replication fork. It “pulls the trigger for dna replication”
How does s-cdk prevent re-replication
It phosphorylate cdc6 so it can be degraded
Where is the cdc6 position and when does it leave
It is on top of the ORC and leaves once helicase binds
What is the m phase
Mitosis
How does the m cdk remain inactive if the dna is damage before going into m phase
M cdk is inactive when phosphorylated. In order to activate it, it is dephosphorylated by cdc25. In order to pause the cell from entering the m phase with damaged dna, cdc 25 must be inactive
Describe the positive feed back m cdk experiences at the end of g2 phase
Activating m-cdk completes phosphorylate and activate more cdc 25 that activates more m-cdk
What is the difference between condensins and cohesin
Condensin assemble on the individual sister chromatid to coil up more and cohesins keep the Sister chromatids together
What is the order of mitosis
Prophase prometaphase metaphase anaphase and helping have