What are the four phases of the cell cycle?
G1, S, G2, M
What is the “start” point in yeast or “restriction point” in animal cells?
At the end of G1, before S starts.
What happens at “restriction point”?
mitogen is activated
What happens during G1?
gap and growth
What happens during G1 if cell doesn’t pass cell regulation check point?
It will go to G0.
What phases make up Interphase?
G1 + S + G2
What happens during G2 to regulate cell cycle?
Check for DNA damage
Make sure materials needed are available.
What happens at the different checkpoints of the cell cycle?
G1: Is there enough energy? Is the DNA okay? Is it damaged?
S phase end: is all DNA replicated? Is it not damaged?
M phase: are mitotic spindles attached correctly?
G2: Is DNA damaged? Are all materials ready for M phase?
What do we use (complex) to regulate the cell cycle?
We activate or repress the cdk-cyclin complex for each phase.
What cdk-cyclin complex works with each phase?
G1 = G1-cdk, G1/S-cdk
S and G2 = S-cdk
M- phase = M-cdk
How is the cdk-cyclin complex activated?
How is cdk-cyclin complex inactivated?
add phosphate inhibitor with a kinase (Wee1 kinase) or
degrade cyclin
How is cyclin degraded?
What happens at G1? Name the steps.
a. start with cdk 4/6 (inactive) with inhibitor phosphate
b. mitogen through Ras activated cyclin D
c. cyclin D binds to cdk 4/6
d. add cak with activating phosphate
e. lose inhibitor phosphate
f. G1-cdk complex is active
What does G1-cdk complex do?
It drives cell past “start”/”restriction point”
What are the targets of the G1-cdk complex?
Rb protein, which derepresses transcription of E2F.
What does E2F help express?
cyclin E and A
How does G1-cdk help cell get to S-phase?
It allows the assembly of G1/S-cdk and S-cdk with cyclins E and A.
When does G1/S-cdk take place?
it is activated in late G1. Cyclin E and cdk2 form G1/S-cdk. Then cyclin E levels fall in S phase.
What complex is built during S phase? How?
What are the targets of S-cdk?
DNA polymerase for replication.
Origin of replication complexes - prevent rereplication.
Through what phases does S-cdk work?
Through S and G2
What complex works in M phase? How is it assembled?
What are the targets of M-cdk?
condensins - condense DNA for mitosis
also triggers mitotic spindle assembly and phosphorylates nuclear lamina for disassembly of nuclear lamina