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Health and Disease - Cell Division Flashcards

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what occurs during prophase

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condensation of replicated chromosomes
centrosomes migrate away from eachother

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what occurs during prometaphase

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nuclear membrane retraction
kinetichores form on centrosomes to attach to spindle fibers

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what occurs during metaphase

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chromosome positioning on the metaphase plate in the centre of the spindle

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what occurs during anaphase

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separation of sister chromatids of each duplicated chromosome towards the spindle poles

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what occurs during telophase

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mitotic spindle disassembly
nuclear envelope reformation

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structure and features of the mitotic spindle

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microtubules are polarised
MT assembly is initiated at the - end
+ end is where most growth occurs
search for chromosomes via dynamic growth cycles

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what does each centrosome consist of

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a cloud of amorphous material around the pair of centrioles
pericentriolar matrix

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what happens in the pericentriolar matrix

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Microtubules nucleate projecting their fast-growing
plus-ends outward while their minus-ends
associated with the centrosome

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function of microtubule associated coiled-coil proteins

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link motor proteins to the centrosome
localise components of the cell-cycle control system

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function of γ-tubulin ring complexes

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drives microtubule nucleation

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function and features of kinesin-5

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two plus-end motor domains, which move on antiparallel microtubules in the
spindle mid-zone => pole separation by sliding antiparallel microtubules

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function/features of kinesin-14

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one minus-end motor domain, and can cross-link antiparallel interpolar
microtubules at the spindle mid-zone => pull the poles together.

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function and features of kinesin 10/4

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plus-end directed motors that associate with chromosome arms
=> push the attached chromosome away from the pole

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features and function of dyneins

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minus-end directed motors on astral microtubules => pull the spindle poles toward
the cell cortex and away from each other

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what is a kinetichore

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e is a multi-protein structure (50
different proteins) at the centromeric region of the
chromatid

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function of the + end of kinetichore microtubules

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bind to the outer site of the kinetichore

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what is kinetochore microtubule attachment reliant on

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Ndc80

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function of Ndc80

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maintains integrity of microtubule-binding sites of the kinetochore

controls kinetochore microtubules
dynamics by promoting local polymerization and
depolymerization of their plus-ends

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function of cohesins

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ring like proteins that hold together chromosomes at their centrosomes

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what occurs once spindle-assembly checkpoint processes have been satisfied

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Cdc20 triggers sister chromatid separation

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function of Cdc20

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activates the APC/C (anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome) ubiquitin
ligase which polyubiquitinates a protein called securin

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function of securin

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inhibitor of separase

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what happens once securin is degraded by proteosomes

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separase cleaves the Scc1 component of cohesins resulting in their disassembly and separation of sister chromatids to the spindle poles

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what is non-disjunction

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chromosomes segregate in anaphase prior to attachment of the
kinetochores of all sister chromatids to mitotic spindle fibers.

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how is non-disjunction prevented
Mad2 (mitotic arrest deficient 2) and Bub1 complex which is known as the spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) operates just prior to anaphase Mad2 binds to kinetochores that have not bound to microtubules of the mitotic spindle * Kinetochore binding activates Mad2, and inhibits the activity of Cdc20 which controls the APC/C ubiquitin ligase * This delays degradation of securin and anaphase.
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what increases the production of reactive oxygen species and what does it cause
Energy proteotoxic and other aneuploidy associated stresses activates p53 via ATM
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what is are the courses of action p53 may take depending on the level of aneuploidy
cell cycle arrest apoptosis
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what is the LGN complex
an evolutionary conserved cortical force generator which orients the mitotic spindle
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how is temporal and spatial regulation of LGN complex achieved
LGN protein expression increases during mitosis restricts LGN complex formation to mitosis
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function of chromatin-associated guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF)
stimulates Ran (Ras-related nuclear) GTPase
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function of Ran GTPase
restricts LGN localization to two cortical crescents facing the spindle poles during metaphase (and anaphase)
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features and function of Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1)
localized at the spindle poles phosphorylates and negatively controls the cortical localization of dynein
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what does the specific localization of the LGN complex determine
the site of force concentration on astral microtubules and the axis of spindle orientation
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what does the LGN complex direct and what does it cause
the recruitment of the minus-end-directed microtubule motor dynein * The directed movement of dynein along astral microtubules generates pulling forces on the spindle poles leading to the orientation and/or positioning of the spindle
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how will cells orient their mitotic spindles
along their longest axis
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what is the feature of an unpolarised cell
all the polarity components such as ECM are evenly localised throughout the cell
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what are the steps for the establishment of cell polarity
1 - breaking symmetry via extrinsic cues/stochastically 2 - establishing spatial organisation via signallling transduction 3 - amplifying and maintaining polarity via feedback loops
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what are the features of the crumb complex
an evolutionary conserved module localised at the apical domain Scaffold proteins associated with Pals1 and PATJ
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what are the features of the Par complex
evolutionary conserved proteins to establish polarity including: - Par3/6 - Cdc42 - aPKC
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what are the features of the basolateral Scribble complex
evolutionary conserved module containing: - Lgl - Scribble - Dlg
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what does Par3 localise to
adherins junctions
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what does Par1 phosphorylate, causing what
phosphorylates Par3 phosphorylated Par3 associates with Par5 leads to their cytoplasmic sequestration
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what does Par3 help recruit
helps recruit E-cadherins to establish adherin junctions
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what does activated Par3/Cdc42 recruit
they recruit Par6 and aPKC to the cortex Par3 also recruits Par1
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what occurs at stage 3 of polarity establishment
aPKC phosphorylates Par3 restricts Par3 to more basal location above adherin junctions contributes to apical-lateral border
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what occurs at stage 4 of polarity establishment
aPKC phosphorylation of Par3 disrupts the Par3-Pal1 interactions Pal1 begins to stabilise Crumbs in the apical domain
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how is cell polarity maintained
Par6-aPKC and scribble complexes maintain polarity through reciprocal inhibition
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what is the effect of Par3 silencing
dramatically reduced tumour latency in mouse models of breast cancer enhanced tumour growth
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what is Par3 depletion associated with
induction of MMP9 destruction of ECM invasion
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how is Par3 expression affected in breast cancer
expression is significantly reduced correlates with active aPKC and Stat3
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what is MDM2
it is the E3 ubiquitin ligase of p53 that controls p53 levels via proteosomal degradation
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structural features of MDM2
self destructive RING-finger-containing ubiquitination enzyme
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what is Nutlin3a
small molecule that binds to MDM2's p53 binding domain to disrupt the MDM2-p53 complex
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what is HIL98
a small molecule that binds to MDM2 to inhibit the E3 ligase activity at the carboxyl terminus
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what is RITA
a small molecule that blocks the MDM2-p53 complex by binding to p53
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how is guidance of microtubule growth ordained
actin-microtubule crosslinking proteins associate with microtubules via +TIPS provides dynamic link between actin and microtubules regulates microtubule growth
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how is anchoring and stabilization of microtubules achieved
protein complex associated with the cortical actin networks captures both the + and - minus ends of microtubules
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what does actin form at the basal end
forms a membrane bound cortex along the cell wall also forms a contractile belt on the apical face of the cortex
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what is the apical-basal polarity maintained by
regulated interactions with the +/- ends of microtubules and the actin cortex at the basal and apical surfaces respectively
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what are the minus ends of microtubules anchored by
actin crosslinking family protein 7 (ACSF7) and microtubule minus-end tracker calmodulin- regulated spectrin associated protein 3 (CAMSAP3)
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what are the plus ends of microtubules anchored by
anchored by membrane bound LL5alpha/LL5beta in the presence of active integrins this is done through end binding proteins (EB's) and the cytoplasmic linker associated proteins (CLASP2)
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what are microtubule minus ends captured by
captured by CAMSAP3 which interacts with p120-catenin this is done through PLEKHA7
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what are microtubule plus ends captured by
captured by +TIPs that interact with adherins junction's via beta-catenin and p120-catenin
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how do microtubules promote junction formation
delivering junction components promoting recruitment and activation of myosin II - drives clustering of E-cadherins
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function of kinesin KIF17 localised at microtubules plus ends
activates RHOA promotes accumulation of junctional actin and adhesion stability
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