what is the length of cell cycle?
in embryonic cells its 2hrs
in adults its around 20-24hrs
some cells are permanetly arrested at G0 e.g. nerves, muscles
what occurs at interphase G1?
-cells grow and doubles the number of organelles
cell increase in size
what occurs in interphase G2?
what are the 3 classes of spindle microtubles?
1-astral, contribute to pole seperation
2-kinetochore, attach to kinetochore on duplicate chromosome
3-overlap microtubules (interpolar), overlap at the equator and responsible for bipolar shape of the spindle
where are mitotic spindle made?
in the microtubles
what occurs during phase S?
-DNA replicates and each chromosome duplicates
what is the effect of drugs on mitotic spindle?
they’ll stabilise them or destabilise them
what are the different types of microtubule motor proteins?
kinesins- walk towards the positive end
dyneins- move towards the negative end of the microtubule
what are the stages in mitosis?
what occurs during prophase?
the replication chromosomes condense
what occurs during prometaphase?
- random probing MT encountering a chromsome will bind to it and will eventually attach to the kinetochore
what occurs during metaphase?
what occurs during anaphase?
what occurs during telophase?
what occurs during cytokinesis?
how do cells control the activity of their proteins?
via phosphorylation/ dephosphorylation
what are the 2 other ways proteins can be switched off?
- by targeting for degradation by attaching an ubiquitin so the protein goes to the proteasome for recycling in the cell
what are the 3 proteins that help control the cell cycle?
during what phase in the cell cycle is the amount of cyclin increasing ?
during interphase G1/2)
how are cyclin dependant kinase activated?
-by cyclin attaching to it and going through a number of phosphorylation
what are the 2 types of cyclin kinase inhibitors?
- KIP/CIP inhibitors
what are the cell cycle checkpoints?
what needs to occurs during replication of DNA and what phase does it occur in?
what needs to occurs during chromosome segregation and what phase does it occur in?