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Week 12: The Cell Cycle Flashcards

Section 2 Week 6

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What is the basis of the cell cycle?

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It is conserved in all eukaryotes. It is a sequence of events where contents of a cell are duplicated and divided in two

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True or False: Animal cells all divide at the same time

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False

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True or False: When cells divide, they all follow the same stages in mitosis

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True

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What are the phases of the cell cycle?

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G1 phase > S phase > G2 phase > M phase

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What does the M phase consist of?

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Both mitosis (nuclear division) and cytokinesis (cytoplasmic division)

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What does interphase consist of?

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It is the period of between cell divisions where metabolic activity, cell growth, and repair take place. It consists of G1 phase, S phase, and the G2 phase

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Many mature cells __ ___ _____. What does this mean for the cell?

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do not divide; This means they are termany differencitated cells (for example: nerve cells, muscle cells, red blood cells - they lost the ability to divide)

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Some cells only divide when given an _____________ _________. What is an example of this?

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appropriate stimulus; an example of this is when liver cells start to divide to replace damaged tissue

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Some cells ________ divide on an ________ basis. What are examples?

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normally; ongoing; e.g. hematopoeitic and epithelial stem cells

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True or False: Cells in G0 are dead

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False (tf) - they’re not dead they just don’t divide and are not preparing to

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What do cells in G0 do?

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They do not undergo cell division and instead are just metabolically active and carry out their cell function

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What is the cell-cycle control system?

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It is a system that delays later events until the earlier events are complete (e.g. finish DNA synthesis first before going though mitosis)

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What are the major checkpoints of the cell-cycle control system and what do they check for at these checkpoints?

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  • Start transition (G1 > S): is the environment favourable? (e.g. sufficient nutrients, specific signal molecules)
  • G2/M transition (G2 > M): Is all DNA replicated? Is all DNA damage repaired?
  • Metaphase-to-anaphase transition: Are all chromosomes properly attached to the mitotic spindle?
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What happens when the answer to the questions asked at each question is yes? What if the answer is no?

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  • Start transition (G1 > S): If yes, enter S phase
  • G2/M transition (G2 > M): If yes, enter mitosis
  • Metaphase-to-anaphase transition: If yes, pull duplicated chromosomes apart
  • If no, for any of them, wait until the answer is yes
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What would happen if you had problems at cell-cycle checkpoints or if they didn’t exist at all?

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If you had problems at cell-cycle checkpoints (or if they didn’t exist) it can cause chromosome segregation defects

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Cell cycle progression is controlled by _____________ _____________

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molecular switches

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How is entry to the next phase of the cell cycle triggered?

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It is triggered by cyclin-dependent protein kinases (Cdks). The cyclin-Cdk complex is activated for entry then inactivated (molecular swtich)

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What is an example of cyclin-Cdk activation?

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The entry into M phase - M cyclin activates Cdk, which phosphorylates other regulatory proteins

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Entry into next phase of cell cycle is paused by other _____________

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regulators

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During chromosome replication (during S phase), what is deposited to hold two sister chromatids together?

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cohesins

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What happens during the prophase of mitosis?

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Chromosome condensation (chromatids compacted) and sister-chromatid resolution (separable units)

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What happens to cohesins during prophase?

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Cohesins are removed from chromosome arms, but not from centromeres

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What is the function of condensins during prophase?

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Condensins condense DNA in each sister chromatid

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What is sister-chromatid resolution?

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Sister-chromatid resolution is what happens after the removal of cohesins separate sister chromatids everywhere but the centromere

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What happens to microtubules in dividing cells?
You must take the microtubule apart then put it back together as needed for mitosis
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When does centrosome duplication occur?
The centrosome is duplicated **once per cell cycle**, it is **initiated in G1** and **completed by G2**
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How does centriole duplication work?
Each centriole in the pair of centrioles within a centrosome serves as a site for assembly of a new centriole
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What happens once centrosomes are duplicated?
They form poles of mitotic spindle
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Centriole duplication is ______-__________
semi-conservative
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Mitotic splindle assembly starts in what mitosis phase?
prophase
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What does mitotic spindle assembly and function require?
Microtubule disassembly and assembly and microtubule motor protein activity (kinesins, cytoplasmic dynein)
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What happens during mitotic spindle assembly?
Duplicated centrosomes separate. Radial array of microtibules extend out from each to position centromeres, this will become the two spindle pores.
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When does nuclear envelope breakdown occur?
Occurs at the boundary between **prophase** and **prometaphase**
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What happens during nuclear envelope breakdown?
**Phosphorylation** of lamins and nuclear pore proteins. This triggers disassembly of the nuclear envelope into small membrane vesicles.
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What is **prometaphase?**
* Nuclear envelope is now disassembled * Mitotic spindle assembly can be completed * Kinetochore microtubules in the mitotic spindle attach to **duplicated chromsomes** * Chromosome movement begins
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What are the three types of microtubules once mitotic spindle assembly is complete?
* **Astral microtubules**: help position the mitotic spindle (used by cytoplasmic dynein) * **Non-kinetochore microtubules**: cross-linked microtubules throughout the mitotic spindle (used by kinesin-5, other microtubule-associated proteins) * **Kinetochore microtubules:** attach duplicated chromosomes to the spindle poles
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What do non-kinetochore microtubules do that the other microtubules do not?
They **interdigitate** with each other
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Kinetochores are located at the ____________ of chromosomes
centromeres
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How many kinetochores are at each sister chromatid?
There is one kinetochore for each sister chromatic in the duplicated chromosome
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True or False: Microtubueles from **both** spindle poles must attach to kinetochores of sister chromatids
True - this generates equal tension on both sides (which is needed to line up chromsomes at equator of spindle)
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True or False: Connecting protein complexes of kinetochores bind to sides of microtubule at the plus end
False - they bind **near** the plus end, not at the plus end
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Why are kinetochore microtubule plus ends exposed?
This allows for growing or shrinking for chromosome movement
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All chromosomes are aligned on the ____________ plate
metaphase
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How is the metaphase spindle maintained?
* Continuous **addition** of tubulun subunits at **plus end** * Continuous **removal** of tubulin subunits at minus end * Length of kinetochore microtubules **does not change** (treadmilling! - see both actin filaments AND microtubules can undergo treadmilling)
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How is tubulin flux observed?
* small amount of **fluorescent tubulin** added to observe microtubule flux * time-lapse video microscopy used to follow **fluourescent tubulin** movement
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What is the metaphase-anaphase transition also referred to as?
The spindle assembly checkpoint
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What happens during Anaphase? (before anaphase A and B)
* Separase is activated * Cohesin complex cleaved
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What happens during anaphase A?
* Kinetochore microtubules are **shortened** (loss of tubulin at both ends) * Sister chromatids are **pulled apart** towards opposite poles
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What happens during anaphase B?
Spindle poles **move outward** (involves movement of kinesin and cytoplasmic dynein). Spindle poles are both **pulled and pushed** apart
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How do kinesin-5 and cytoplasmic dynein contribute to sister chromatid separation?
* **kinesin-5** push the **plus ends apart** * **cytoplasmic dynein** pulls, dragging the two poles apart
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What happens during **telophase?**
Nuclear envelope reasembly which happens through: * Dephosphorylation of nuclear pore proteins, lamins * Nuclear envelope reassembles * Nucelar lamina forms * Nuclear pores form
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What do phosphatases do?
removes **specific** phosphate groups
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What happens to the mitotic spindles and chromsomes during telophase?
the mitotic spindle **disassembles** and chromosomes **decondense**
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Telophase marks the end of __________
mitosis
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When does the contractile ring begin assembly?
It starts in **anaphase** and continues through **telophase**
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How does cytokinesis work in **animal cells?**
The **contractile ring** divides the cytoplasm in two at the cleavage furrow - which is midway between the spindle poles. This happens from **underneath the cell membrane**
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What is the contractile ring composed of?
It is assembled from **actin** and **myosin** filaments
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What is the contractile force in cytokinesis?
The conctractile force is created by the contractile ring and brings the cell membrane in as the ring becomes smaller
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What happens once the contractile ring disassembles?
The cell is divided into two daughter cells
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What does each daughter cell have?
Its own nucleus and centrosome
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What happens to the microtubules during the end of cytokinesis?
The interphase microtubules reform
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Cytokinesis marks the end of _ _______
M phase
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True or False: You cannot begin mitosis before finsihing cytokinesis
False
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Cytoskeletal ________ are very important during M phase in animal cells
dynamics
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What differentiates the M phase of animal cells vs plant cells?
**Mitosis** of plant cell is very similar to that of animal cells (just **no centrosome** - something else forms the mitotic spindle). **Cytokinesis** is **very different** due to a plant cell's cell wall
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What happens in the telophase of a plant cell?
* Chromosomes separated into two sets * **Phragmoplast** starts to form
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Describe a phragmoplast?
* It has specific structure to form cell plate * It has microtubules, actin filaments, vesicles from Golgi
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What happens during cytokinesis in plant cells?
* Nuclear envelope reassmbled, chromosomes decondensed * **Cell plate forms**
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What is a cell plate?
It is a transient membrane compartment (vesicles from Golgi fuse together) to divide cell in two
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What can be seen in the G1 phase of a plant cell? (the interphase following cytokinesis)
The cell plate has matured into plasma mambranes and cell wall between two daughters
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Differentiate between meiosis and mitosis
**Meiosis:** * **one** round of DNA replication * **two** rounds of cell division * produces **four haploid** cells **Mitosis:** * **one** round of DNA replication * **one** round of cell division * produces **two diploid** cells

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