Mitosis and Cancer Review Material – Flashcards
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p53 does what
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A tumor supressor gene that triggers apoptosis in the cell
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Prophase(2 parts) words, only
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Nuclear membrane starts to break down. Chromosomes are visible-
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4 stages mitosis
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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase & Telophase
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Absence and /or mutations of tumor suppressor genes
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can cause cancer-there is no stop signal for cell division
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Anaphase definition-
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Characterized by spindle pulling apart sister chromatid pairs.
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Genes involved in DNA repair
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tumor suppressor genes
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BRCA proteins are
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DNA repair enzymes
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Cancer
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Disease caused by to much mitosis or not enough apoptosis
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Cancer causing mutations can occur by
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Chemicals, Radiation, Infectious agents, Some are inherited, Spontaneous mutations Errors in DNA replication
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protein counters of the cell cycle.
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CDK's
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Cell cycle
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is sequence of stages through which a cell passes; G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase ; M phase
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Cell Cycle (cyclin cdk complexes)
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are important regulators of cell cycle transitions. they are counted by the cell
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Cell cycle inhibition or cell death?
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As p53 can induce inhibition of cell proliferation or apoptosis in a cell, the factors that determine biological outcome depends on the following
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Cell Growth starts in ___ phase
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G1
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Characterized by the 1st appearance of the chromosomes
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Prophase
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Cyclin cdk complexes
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Regulates the cell cycle
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Cyclins
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These proteins coordinates and regulate the passage of cell through different phases of cell cycle.
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Disruption of checkpoint leads to
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mutations and cancer
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DNA replication is halted if:
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Genome-DNA- is damaged
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Anaphase is blocked if:
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Chromosomes don't assemble properly on the mitotic spindle.
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M phase is blocked if:
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DNA replication isn't completed in S stage
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What happens after G2 phase
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cells enters mitosis
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Function of tumor suppressor genes`
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to inhibit cell growth and/or promote cell death
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G1 checkpoint
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stops of cell cycle in response to cell size problems.
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What is the product of the cell cycle
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2 genetically identical body cells (somatic cell)
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Mutated proto-oncogenes
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Oncogenes
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M checkpoint
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arrest of chromosomal segregation -metaphase in response to misalignment on the mitotic spindle.
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Replicated chromosomes align on a central plate.
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Metaphase
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Mutations in BRCA1/BRCA2 is commonly seen
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in 5 10% of breast cancers
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Mutations in cell cycle regulators
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can result in poor regulation of cell cycle, uncontrolled proliferation and cancer.
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Passing on genetic material relies on what two processes:
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Correct replication of the DNA in S phase
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Nuclear envelope reforms and chromosomes un-condense to chromatin
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in Telophase
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The Cell Cycle and Cancer
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Genes encoding cell cycle regulators are frequently mutated in tumors.
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The cell cycle implements the decisions it makes through ____ which are dependent on ____
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CDKs; cyclins
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The G2 checkpoint
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The G2 checkpoint blocks entry into M phase in
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The DNA is replicated in ___ phase
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S phase
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Tumor suppressor gene
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Genes whose loss or inactivation can lead to cancer i.e. uncontrolled cell proliferation and decreased cell death
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Prophase -picture and words
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DNA condenses (chromatin) into chromosome
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Metaphase picture and words
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Replicated Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell between the poles (equatorial plate)
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Replicated chromosomes align in the center of the cell.
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Metaphase
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Anaphase-picture and words
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The microtubules contract and separate the sister chromatids from each other, pulling them toward the two poles of the cell
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Telophase- picture and words
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Nuclear envelope reforms, Chromosomes decondense Spindle fibers break down
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Plant Cell Only
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Cell plate forms during cytokinesis
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interphase-picture and words
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DNA has already replicated but has not yet condensed into chromosomes takes up 90% of the cell cycle
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G1 phase
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Part of Interphase: Cell Growth and some organelle replication
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G2 phase
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Part of Interphase: Preparation for Mitosis, organelle replication and protein formation
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S phase
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Part of Interphase: DNA Replication
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Binary fission
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How bacteria reproduce.
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Contact inhibition is bad
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Charcteristic of a Cancer Cells
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stop dividing when they come in contact with other cells
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Normal Cells
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Cancer Cells
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continue to divide, piling up on top of each other
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Normal Cells
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always stay anchored to other cells (or to a surface)
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lose their anchorage dependence
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Characteristic of a cancer cell
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Malignant tumor
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when tumor invades surrounding tissue (cancerous)
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Metastatic tumor
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when individual cells break away and start a new tumor (cancerous)
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Benign
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when tumor has no effect on surrounding tissue (non cancerous)
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Normal cell division
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cell will stop dividing when it comes into contact with other cells.
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Chromosome:
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condensed DNA. 23 pairs in humans
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If the diploid number is 46 at the start of the cell cycle
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There are46 chromosomes in EACH of the 2 new cells
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If the diploid number is eight
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Each new cell has 8 chromosomes
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2n=8 diploid number
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n=4 . The haploid number
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2n=46 diploid number
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n=23 . The haploid number of chromosomes
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Sister chromatids
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One arm of a replicated chromosome
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Centromere
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Holds sister chromatids together
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Spindle fibers
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Connects to chromosomes and moves chromosomes around the cell
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Pull apart, chromosomes at the centromere
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Spindle fibers contract
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Interphase - the picture
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This picture is
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P53
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Tumor Suppressor gene
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Proto-oncogenes
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Normal genes that control cell cycle
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Oncogenes
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A mutated proto-oncogene cause the cell cycle. The causes the cell cycle to move too fast
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Tumor suppression genes - broken
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Do not stop the cell cycle
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Tumor suppression genes- working
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Slow down the cell cycle
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Apoptosis
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Cell death- cell destruction, a protective process that prevents cancer
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Cells have two choices- at each check point
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Fix the problem, wait or or go to apoptosis
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DIPLOID DEF
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2 sets OF CHROMOSOMES
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CENTRIOLE
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Cell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells only