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Exam 2 - Cell Cycle Flashcards

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What happens in S phase?

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Chromosome duplication/DNA replication

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What happens in M phase?

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Mitosis and cytokinesis

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What are the two parts of a human mitotic chromosome called?

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Sister chromatids

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When is the only time that a chromosome will condense?

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When a cell is undergoing mitosis

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What is the end result of the M phase?

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Two diploid (daughter) cells

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What are the 6 stages of mitosis?

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  1. Prophase
  2. Prometaphase
  3. Metaphase
  4. Anaphase
  5. Telophase
  6. Cytokinesis
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What happens during prophase?

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Replicated chromosomes condense, mitotic spindles assemble

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What happens during prometaphase?

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Breakdown of nuclear envelope; chromosomes attach to spindle microtubules via kinetochores

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What happens during metaphase?

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Chromosomes are aligned at the equator of the spindle; kinetochores attach sister chromatids to opposite poles of the spindle

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What happens during anaphase?

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Sister chromatids synchronously separate to form two daughter chromosomes; each chromatid is pulled toward the spindle pole it faces

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What happens during telophase?

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Daughter chromosomes arrive at poles of the spindle and decondense; new nuclear envelope assembles

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What happens during cytokinesis?

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Cytoplasm divided in two by actin and myosin filaments; two daughter cells form, each with their own nucleus

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What are the 3 stages of interphase?

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  1. G1 (gap phase)
  2. S
  3. G2 (gap phase)
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At what stage does the cell cycle arrest?

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G0

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What type of Cdk does yeast have?

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Cdk1

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How do the Cdks of yeast vary from those of vertebrates?

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Yeast has one, vertebrates have several

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What happens to cyclin at each stage of the cell cycle?

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Levels fluctuate

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How does Cdk activity relate to cyclin binding?

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It rises and falls in response to cyclin binding

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How are cyclins made and degraded?

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Cyclically in dividing cells

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When is the only time that Cdk is active?

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When their cyclin is around

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What are the 3 ways to regulate activity of the Cdk-cyclin complex?

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  1. Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation
  2. Cdk inhibitor protein-binding to cyclin-Cdk
  3. Cdk inhibitor protein degradation
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What does CAK do?

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Fully activates Cdk

23
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What does Cdc25 do?

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Counteracts Wee1

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What does Wee1 do?

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Inhibits Cdk through phosphorylation

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What do CKIs do?
Inhibit Cdks
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What are the 3 checkpoints in the cell cycle?
1. G1/S 2. G2/M 3. M/G1
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What questions are asked at the G2 checkpoint?
Is all the DNA replicated? | Is the environment favorable?
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What question is asked at the metaphase checkpoint?
Are all chromosomes attached to the spindle?
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What question is asked at the G1 checkpoint?
Is the environment favorable?
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What 3 proteins are important for cell cycle control?
1. Retinoblastoma 2. Ras 3. p53
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What is retinoblastoma involved with?
Cell cycle arrest
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What is Ras involved with?
Stimulates cell division; action at G2/M checkpoint
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What is p53 involved with?
Stops cell division momentarily; action at G2/M checkpoint
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What is retinoblastoma?
Tumor suppressor
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What happens when Rb is inactive or mutant?
Cell enters S phase --> aggressive tumor in the retina | - Treatment = bilateral enucleation
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What effect does activated Ras have on Rb?
Indirectly inactivates Rb
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What protein binds p53 and what does it do?
mdm2; inhibits p53 activity
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What two proteins are necessary for sister chromatid cohesion?
1. Cohesin | 2. Condensin
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What does protease separase do?
Cleaves cohesin allowing sister chromatid separation
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What is the chromosome phenotype after inactivation of cohesin?
Precocious sister chromatid separation
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What is the chromosome phenotype after inactivation of condensin?
Unresolved sister chromatids
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What is the chromosome phenotype after inactivation of separase?
Diplochromosomes (re-replicated, non-disjoined chromatids)
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What are 4 anti-cancer therapy strategies aimed at all dividing cells?
1. Inhibition of microtubule polymerization 2. Severe DNA damage 3. Interfere with cell metabolism 4. Inhibit DNA synthesis
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What is psoriasis?
Hyperplastic skin disease where inflammation causes excessive skin proliferation
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What is avian pox?
Hyperplastic skin disease that induces epidermal proliferation and hyperkeratosis

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