Regulating the Cell Cycle Notes

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Key

9.3 Regulating the Cell Cycle Notes

Normal Cell Cycle

Different

Cyclin

CDK

combinations

Signal

other activities, including DNA replication, protein synthesis, and nuclear division throughout the cell

cycle.

M

Starts nuclear

division activities

Cyclin

Drives

S

protein

synthesis

Signals preparation

for cell cycle start

CDK

S

replication Signals DNA process

1

cyclin

CDK

checkpoint

Quality Control Checkpoints

The cell cycle has built-in

Check points

that monitor the cycle and can stop it

if something goes wrong.

Spindle

checkpoints also have been identified in mitosis.

Abnormal Cell Cycle: Cancer

Cancer

is the uncontrolled growth and division of cells.

Kill

an organism by crowding out normal

Cancer

Cancer cell can

A

cells, resulting in the loss of tissue function.

B

Causes of Cancer

The changes that occur in the regulation of cell growth and division of cancer cells are due to

time

mutations

genetics , , age

Various

environmental

factors can affect the occurrence of cancer cells.

Lifestyle choice's

Apoptosis

II

Programmed cell

death

ST

4

Cells going through

Apoptosis

actually shrink and shrivel in a

controlled process.

causes of cancer in individuals

- genetics

- lifestyle choices

- age

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