lecture 11 Flashcards
what needs to happen for cell division
microtubules rearrange, form mitotic spindle machine, evenly split genetic info
step 1 of cell cycle
grows; needs more of everything, including DNA/chromosomes, b/c it’s splitting
step 2 of cell cycle
after growth/synthesis phase, cell undergoes split of chromosomes into daughter cells (chromosome segregation)
step 3 of cell cycle
actual cell division; split into 2/cytokinesis
S phase
synthesis; cells need to grow and duplicate DNA
M phase
mitosis; split chromosomes evenly among daughter cells, includes cytokinesis
interphase
cell doesn’t seem to do anything, but it’s actually undergoing S phase
M phase
prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
phases in interphase
G1, S, G2
what controls transitions b/w phases
checkpoints; is everything okay? ex. are all chromosomes attached to mitotic spindle (metaphase to anaphase)
what controls timing b/w phases of cell cycle
these checkpoints
reg. protein complex that controls when cells go from one phase to another
cyclin-dependent kinase complex
what specifically controls diff transitions of cell cycle
kinase activity
what happens when checkpoints are satisfied
signals activate CDK, phosphorylate downstream targets to initiate next phase
what needs to be bound to complex for it to be active
cyclin
what happens if no cyclin
kinase is inactive
what controls CDK activity to allow transition from one phase to another
expression of cyclin
what happens as you go thru cell cycle
cyclin expression goes up and down
describe CDK expression
constant
when is CDK active
when cyclin is bound
describe CDK thru cell cycle
expression doesn’t change, but activity changes based on cyclin [ ]