The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its genome, synthesizes the other constituents of the cell and eventually divides into two daughter cells is termed cell cycle
The study of the cell cycle focuses on mechanisms that regulate the timing and frequency of DNA duplication and cell division. As a biological concept, the cell cycle is defined as the period between successive divisions of a cell. During this period, the contents of the cell must be accurately replicated.
The cell cycle is regulated by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases.
How long is one cell cycle?
Depends. Eg. Skin cells every 24 hours. Some bacteria every 2 hours. Some cells every 3 months. Cancer cells very short. Nerve cells never.
Programmed cell death:
Each cell type will only do so many cell cycles then die. (Apoptosis)
The study of the cell cycle focuses on mechanisms that regulate the timing and frequency of DNA duplication and cell division. As a biological concept, the cell cycle is defined as the period between successive divisions of a cell. During this period, the contents of the cell must be accurately replicated.
The cell cycle is regulated by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases.
How long is one cell cycle?
Depends. Eg. Skin cells every 24 hours. Some bacteria every 2 hours. Some cells every 3 months. Cancer cells very short. Nerve cells never.
Programmed cell death:
Each cell type will only do so many cell cycles then die. (Apoptosis)
ntry points of glucogenicamino acids after transamination
are indicated by arrows extended from circles
the key gluconeogenicenzymes are enclosed in double
bordered boxes. oated fashion. They are interdependent; each forms a strand in the web of life. Parasitology is
the science that deals with organisms living in the human body (the host) and the medical significance of
this host-parasite relationship.
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PARASITE AND HOST
A parasite is a living organism, which takes its nourishment and other needs from ahost; the host is an
organism which supports the parasite. The hosts vary depending on whether they harbor the various
stages in parasitic development
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PARASITES
Ectoparasite – a parasitic organism that lives on the outer surface of its host, e.g. lice, ticks, mites etc.
Endoparasites parasites that live inside the body of their host, e.g. Entamoeba histolytica.
Obligate Parasite- This parasite is completely dependent on the host during a segment or all of its life
cycle, e.g. Plasmodium spp.
Facultative parasite – an organism that exhibits both parasitic and non-parasitic modes of living and
hence does not absolutely depend on the parasitic way of life but is capable of adapting to it if paced on
a host. E.g. Naegleria fowleri
Accidental parasite – when a parasite attacks an unnatural host and survives. E.g. Hymenolepis diminuta
(rat tapeworm).
Erratic parasite - is one that wanders in to an organ in which it is not usually found. E.g. Entamoeba
histolytica in the liver or lung of humans.
Most of the parasites which live in/on the body of the host do not cause disease (non-pathogenic
parasites). In Medical parasitology we focus on most of the disease causing (pathogenic) parasites.
However, understanding parasites which do not ordinariy produce disease in heathy
(immunocompetent) individuals but do cause illness in individuals with impaired defense mechanism
(opportunistic parasites) is becoming of paramount importance because of the increasing prevaence of
HIV/AIDS in our country.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOSTS
Definitive host – a host that harbors a parasite in the adult stage or where the parasite undergoes a
sexual method of reproduction.
Intermediate host - harbors the arval stages of the parasite or an asexual cycle of development takes
pace. In some cases, larval development is completed in two different intermediate hosts, referred to
as first and second intermediate hosts.
Paratenic host – a host that serves as a temporary refuge and vehicle for reaching an obligatory host,
usually the definitive host, i.e. it is not necessary for the completion of the parasites life cycle.
Reservoir host – a host that makes the parasite available for the transmission to another host and is
usually not affected by the infection.
Natural host a host that is naturally infected with certain species of parasite.
Accidental host – a host that is under normal circumstances not infected with th
ntry points of glucogenicamino acids after transamination
are indicated by arrows extended from circles
the key gluconeogenicenzymes are enclosed in double
bordered boxes. oated fashion. They are interdependent; each forms a strand in the web of life. Parasitology is
the science that deals with organisms living in the human body (the host) and the medical significance of
this host-parasite relationship.
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PARASITE AND HOST
A parasite is a living organism, which takes its nourishment and other needs from ahost; the host is an
organism which supports the parasite. The hosts vary depending on whether they harbor the various
stages in parasitic development
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PARASITES
Ectoparasite – a parasitic organism that lives on the outer surface of its host, e.g. lice, ticks, mites etc.
Endoparasites parasites that live inside the body of their host, e.g. Entamoeba histolytica.
Obligate Parasite- This parasite is completely dependent on the host during a segment or all of its life
cycle, e.g. Plasmodium spp.
Facultative parasite – an organism that exhibits both parasitic and non-parasitic modes of living and
hence does not absolutely depend on the parasitic way of life but is capable of adapting to it if paced on
a host. E.g. Naegleria fowleri
Accidental parasite – when a parasite attacks an unnatural host and survives. E.g. Hymenolepis diminuta
(rat tapeworm).
Erratic parasite - is one that wanders in to an organ in which it is not usually found. E.g. Entamoeba
histolytica in the liver or lung of humans.
Most of the parasites which live in/on the body of the host do not cause disease (non-pathogenic
parasites). In Medical parasitology we focus on most of the disease causing (pathogenic) parasites.
However, understanding parasites which do not ordinariy produce disease in heathy
(immunocompetent) individuals but do cause illness in individuals with impaired defense mechanism
(opportunistic parasites) is becoming of paramount importance because of the increasing prevaence of
HIV/AIDS in our country.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOSTS
Definitive host – a host that harbors a parasite in the adult stage or where the parasite undergoes a
sexual method of reproduction.
Intermediate host - harbors the arval stages of the parasite or an asexual cycle of development takes
pace. In some cases, larval development is completed in two different intermediate hosts, referred to
as first and second intermediate hosts.
Paratenic host – a host that serves as a temporary refuge and vehicle for reaching an obligatory host,
usually the definitive host, i.e. it is not necessary for the completion of the parasites life cycle.
Reservoir host – a host that makes the parasite available for the transmission to another host and is
usually not affected by the infection.
Natural host a host that is naturally infected with certain species of parasite.
Accidental host – a host that is under normal circumstances not infected with th
The sequence of events cell division, DNA replication and cell growth by which a cell duplicates its genome, eventually divides into two daughter cells is termed cell cycle.
This includes detailed description of the Cell Cycle and Cell Cycle regulation. Courtesy: Campbell Biology Book, And Dr, Rosemary Redfield Lectures, University of British Columbia.
4. Cell division - Anatomy - BSc Nursing 1st Semester - by M. Thirumurugan.pptxthiru murugan
It is the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Cell division usually occurs as part of a larger cell cycle.
It is an essential biological process in many organisms. It is the means used by multicellular organisms in order to grow, repair, and reproduce.
Types of Cell division:
Mitosis
Meiosis
Mitosis: Mitosis is a division of the nucleus to produce two new daughter cells containing chromosomes identical to the parent cell.
Phases of Mitosis:
Mitosis is a continuous process and divided into different phases based on the appearance and behavior of the chromosomes.
Prophase
Prometaphase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
1.Prophase:
Early prophase:
During prophase chromatin (the complex of DNA and proteins contained in the nucleus), condense and become visible in a light microscope
Nucleolus disappears & Paired centrioles move to opposite ends of the cell.
The replicated chromosomes have an X shape and are called sister chromatids. The sister chromatids are joined at a point called the centromere.
Late prophase:
Nuclear membrane disappears
a structure called the mitotic spindle begins to form at opposite ends of the cell (responsible for separating the sister chromatids into two cells)
2. Prometaphase: Prometaphase is the second stage of mitosis. In prometaphase,
Chromosomes continue to condense
Kinetochores appear at the centromeres
Mitotic spindle attach to kinetochores
Centrosomes move toward opposite poles
3. Metaphase:
Metaphase is the third step in mitosis.
Mitotic spindle is fully developed
Sister chromatids line up at the spindle equator
At the end of metaphase, the centromeres start to divide
4.Anaphase:
Anaphase begin with the separation of the centromeres
Sister chromatids together break down
Sister chromatids (now called chromosomes) are pulled toward opposite poles
The sister chromatids are drawn to opposite poles of the cell by contraction of spindle fibers
5.Telophase:
Telophase begin when the two sets of daughter chromosomes have reached the two poles of the cell.
The spindle fibers breaks down,
The nuclear membrane forms around each set of daughter chromosomes and the nucleoli reappear
The chromosomes uncoil and become less visible under the light microscope
6. Cytokinesis:
Cytokinesis is the sixth and final step of mitosis & A cleavage furrow separates the daughter cells
Cytokinesis is the process of cytoplasmic division to form two daughter cells.
Cytokinesis takes place when the Cytoplasm divides and two cells with identical genetic material are formed Daughter Cells
Meiosis:
Meiosis Takes place in the Gametes of an organism
People have a Chromosome count of 46
When an egg joins a sperm the count must stay at 46 to remain human
So, the egg can only have 23 chromosomes, and the sperm can only have 23 chromosomes
But, the integrity of the organism must be maintained.
During Meiosis diploid cells are reduced to haploid cells
Diploid (2n) to Haploid (n):
During Meiosis gamete (sex
STATUS OF HYBRID RICE BREEDING IN INDIA & ABROADVishal Pandey
Hybrids have the potential of yielding 15-20% more than the best pureline variety grown under similar conditions in Rice by exploiting the phenomenon of hybrid vigour or heterosis
In view of rapidly increasing population and declining natural resources, Hybrid rice is one of the most important and practically feasible technologies for increasing food-grain production, ensuring food security and boosting farmers income.
To further reduce the cost of hybrid rice seeds, Improvement in hybrid rice seed production technology is needed
Hybrid rice seed production technology is labour and knowledge intensive
There is a need for developing Hybrids suited to rainfed lowland as well as of longer duration to replace longer duration mega inbred varieties
Life on earth is dependent on plants, which are a crucial component of all ecosystems. Not only they are the basis of world food, but also can provide us fuel, clothes and medicine and play a major role in atmosphere and water purification and prevention of soil erosion. Plants are part of our natural heritage and it is our responsibility to preserve and protect them for future generations.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 plants, representing more than one third of all the world's plant species, are currently threatened or face extinction in the wild. In Europe, particularly, biodiversity is seriously threatened. Biotechnological approaches offer several conservation possibilities which have the potential to support in situ protection strategies and provide complementary conservation options.
The study of cancer genomes has revealed abnormalities in genes that drive the development and growth of many types of cancer. This knowledge has improved our understanding of the biology of cancer and led to new methods of diagnosing and treating the disease.
"Genomic vaccines promise to offer many advantages, including fast manufacture when a virus, such as Zika or Ebola, suddenly becomes more virulent or widespread”
"Genetic immunization is going to be a revolution in vaccines and now we've taken it to another level - genomic vaccination. We should be able to apply this technology to any pathogen,"
Mycorrhiza Biofertilizer is also known as VAM (Myco = Fungal + rrhiza = roots) adheres to plants rhizoids leading to development of hyphae. Hyphae boost development and spreading of white root in to soil leading to significant increase in rhizosphere. These hyphae further penetrate and form arbuscules within the root cortical. VAM fungi form a special symbiotic relationship with roots of plant that can enhance growth and survivability of colonized plants. Mycorrhiza Biofertilizer is very useful in organic farming as well as normal commercial farming
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM): AajeevikaVishal Pandey
Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India in June 2011.
Aided in part through investment support by the World Bank, the Mission aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor, enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services.
NRLM set out with an agenda to cover 7 Crore rural poor households, across 600 districts, 6000 blocks, 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats and 6 lakh villages in the country through self-managed Self Help Groups (SHGs) and federated institutions and support them for livelihoods collectives in a period of 8-10 years.
In addition, the poor would be facilitated to achieve increased access to rights, entitlements and public services, diversified risk and better social indicators of empowerment. DAY-NRLM believes in harnessing the innate capabilities of the poor and complements them with capacities (information, knowledge, skills, tools, finance and collectivization) to participate in the growing economy of the country.
In November 2015, the program was renamed Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM)
National Institute of Agriculture Extension ManagementVishal Pandey
MANAGE was established in 1987, as the National Centre for Management of Agricultural Extension at Hyderabad, by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India as an autonomous Institute, from which its acronym ‘MANAGE’ is derived. In recognition of its importance and expansion of activities all over the country, its status was elevated to that of a National Institute in 1992 and re-christened to its present name i.e., National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management. MANAGE is the Indian response to challenges of agricultural extension in a rapidly growing and diverse agriculture sector. The policies of liberalization and globalization of the economy and the level of agricultural technology becoming more sophisticated and complex, called for major initiatives towards reorientation and modernization of the agricultural extension system. Effective ways of managing the extension system needed to be evolved and extension organizations enabled to transform the existing set up through professional guidance and training of critical manpower. MANAGE is the response to this imperative need.
PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMERS’ RIGHTS AUTHORITYVishal Pandey
In order to provide for the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants it has been considered necessary to recognize and protect the rights of the farmers in respect of their contribution made at any time in conserving, improving and making available plant genetic resources for the development of the new plant varieties. Moreover to accelerate agricultural development, it is necessary to protect plants breeders' rights to stimulate investment for research and development for the development of new plant varieties.
Such protection is likely to facilitate the growth of the seed industry which will ensure the availability of high quality seeds and planting material to the farmers. India having ratified the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of the Intellectual Property Rights has to make provision for giving effect to Agreement. To give effect to the aforesaid objectives the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 has been enacted in India
The best fed and housed stock with the best genetic potential will not grow and produce efficiently if they become diseased or infested with parasites. Therefore good poultry health management is an important component of poultry production. Infectious disease causing agents will spread through a flock very quickly because of the high stocking densities of commercially housed poultry.
Marek’s Disease – A lymphoproliferative disease of chickens characterised by mononuclear infilteration of PNS, other tissues & visceral organs.
First described by Jozsef Marek of Hungary in 1907.
Due to neuronal involvement, synonyms used are – Polyneuritis, Fowl Paralysis, Range Paralysis & Neurolymphomatosis.
Turkey occupies an important position next to chicken, duck. Guinea fowl and quail in contributing the most evolving sector, which is playing a significant role in augmenting the economic and nutritional status of varied population. They form almost two percent of the total poultry population. They are reared for meat only and its meat is the leanest among other domestic avian species. Turkeys are mostly concentrated in and around cosmopolitan cities of India in small numbers. Indigenous and non-descriptive turkeys are found in good numbers in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh and some other parts of India.
The digestive system consists of the alimentary canal along which the food passes after eating to where the residual wastes are eliminated from the body, together with the liver and the pancreas. The digestive system is responsible for the ingestion of food, its breakdown into its constituent nutrients and their absorption into the blood stream, and the elimination of wastes from that process.
Space Science for Mankind : India & Russia comparisionVishal Pandey
The space age started with the launch of first Russian satellite Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957.Ever since,the rocket powered launch vehicles carried state of the art scientific equipment to explore moon , the sun , solar system and the cosmos. This resulted in designing and fabricating the instruments having more than 6000000 components with reliability greater than 99.9999%. In 1960s man landed on moon and in 1970s the planetary exploration continued the space march. The comet Halley, which orbits the sun in about 76 years was photographed from a distance of about 500 kms in the year 1986. The success of launch and recovery of Space Shuttle made the space just another location in 1980s. This opened a variety of new vistas of science and technologyThe space age started with the launch of first Russian satellite Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957.Ever since,the rocket powered launch vehicles carried state of the art scientific equipment to explore moon , the sun , solar system and the cosmos. This resulted in designing and fabricating the instruments having more than 6000000 components with reliability greater than 99.9999%. In 1960s man landed on moon and in 1970s the planetary exploration continued the space march. The comet Halley, which orbits the sun in about 76 years was photographed from a distance of about 500 kms in the year 1986. The success of launch and recovery of Space Shuttle made the space just another location in 1980s. This opened a variety of new vistas of science and technology
SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR MANKINDVishal Pandey
The space age started with the launch of first Russian satellite Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957.Ever since,the rocket powered launch vehicles carried state of the art scientific equipment to explore moon , the sun , solar system and the cosmos. This resulted in designing and fabricating the instruments having more than 6000000 components with reliability greater than 99.9999%. In 1960s man landed on moon and in 1970s the planetary exploration continued the space march. The comet Halley, which orbits the sun in about 76 years was photographed from a distance of about 500 kms in the year 1986. The success of launch and recovery of Space Shuttle made the space just another location in 1980s. This opened a variety of new vistas of science and technology.
Biology is the study of living things. All living things are called organisms, both plants and animals are living organisms. But how we decide whether something is living or non-living depends on 7 life processes,
There are seven life processes that tell us that animals are alive. To help us remember them we have found a friend to remind you - Mrs Nerg. Although her name sounds a bit strange, the letters in it stand for the life processes - movement, reproduction, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, respiration and growth.
The Himalayas are the source of three major Indian rivers namely the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. Ganga drains a basin of extraordinary variation in altitude,climate, land use, flora & fauna, social and cultural life.Ganga has been a cradle of human civilization since time immemorial. Millions depend on this great river for physical and spiritual sustenance. People have immense faith in the powers of healing and regeneration of the Ganga. It is arguably the most sacred river in the world and is deeply revered by the people of this country. The River plays a vital role in religious ceremonies and rituals. To bathe in Ganga is a lifelong ambition of many who congregate in large numbers for several river centered festivals such as Kumbh Mela and numerous Snan (bath) festivals.
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
2. Cell Cycle
The sequence of events by which a cell
duplicates its genome, synthesizes the
other constituents of the cell and
eventually divides into two daughter
cells is termed cell cycle.
3. Phases of Cell Cycle
A typical eukaryotic cell divides once in approximately every
24 hours.
The cell cycle is divided into two basic phases:
l Interphase
l M Phase (Mitosis phase)
5. M Phase
• Phase when the actual cell division or mitosis occurs
• Starts with the nuclear division, corresponding to the separation of
daughter chromosomes
• Ends with division of cytoplasm (cytokinesis)
• Cell division proper lasts for only about an hour
6. Interphase
• Represents the phase between two successive M phases
• Lasts more than 95% of the duration of cell cycle
• It is the time during which the cell is preparing for division by
undergoing both cell growth and DNA replication
8. Interphase: G1 phase
• 1st growth stage
• Interval between mitosis and initiation of DNA replication
• Cell is metabolically active and continuously grows but does not
replicate its DNA
9. Interphase: S phase
• DNA synthesis or replication takes place
• Amount of DNA per cell doubles
• However, there is no increase in the
chromosome number
10. Interphase: G2 phase
• 2nd Growth Stage
• Proteins are synthesized in preparation for mitosis
• Cell growth continues
*Some cells in the adult animals do not appear to exhibit division (e.g.,
heart cells) and some divide only occasionally
*These cells exit G1 phase to enter quiescent stage (G0) of the cell
cycle which is an inactive stage of the cell cycle
11. Mitosis
• The process of cell division which results in the production of two
daughter cells from a single parent cell
• The daughter cells are identical to one another and to the original
parent cell since the chromosomes are same
• Mitosis is divided into four stages:-
• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase
13. Mitosis: Prophase
• Chromosomal material
condenses to form compact
mitotic chromosomes
• Centrioles begins to move
towards opposite poles of the
cell
14. Mitosis: Metaphase
• Spindle fibres attach to kinetochores
of chromosomes
• Chromosomes line up at the center
of the cell
• Chromosomes are moved to spindle
equator and get aligned along
metaphase
16. Mitosis: Telophase
• Chromosomes cluster at opposite
spindle
• Nuclear envelope assembles
around the chromosome clusters
• Nucleolus, Golgi complex and ER
reform.
17. Cytokinesis
• Division of cell into two, identical halves called daughter cells
In plant cells, cell plate
forms at the equator to
divide cell
In animal cells, cleavage
furrow forms to split cell
18. Significance of Mitosis
• The growth of multicellular organisms is due to mitosis
• Significant role in cell repair
• Mitotic divisions in the meristematic tissues result in a continuous
growth of plants throughout their life
19. Meiosis
•Specialized kind of cell division that reduces the
chromosome number by half
•Results in production of haploid daughter cells
•It involves
• two cycles of nuclear and cell division(Meiosis I & II )
• single cycle of DNA replication
• pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination
between them.
20. Meiosis: Phases
• Meiotic events can be grouped under the following phases:
Meiosis I Meiosis II
Prophase I Prophase II
Metaphase I Metaphase II
Anaphase I Anaphase II
Telophase I Telophase II
21. Meiosis I: Reduction Division
Early
Prophase I
(Chromosome
number
doubled)
Late
Prophase I
Metaphase I Anaphase I
Telophase I
(diploid)
22. Meiosis I: Prophase I
• Further subdivided into the following five phases based on
chromosomal behavior
1. Leptotene
2. Zygotene
3. Pachytene
4. Diplotene
5. Diakinesis
Early prophase Late prophase
23. Meiosis I: Prophase I
Leptotene stage:
• The compaction of chromosomes occurs which continues throughout
leptotene
Zygotene:
• The chromosomes start pairing together
• Paired chromosomes are called homologous chromosomes
• Formation of complex structure called synaptonemal complex
• The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is
called a bivalent or a tetrad
24. Meiosis I: Prophase I
Pachytene:
• Bivalent chromosomes now appears as tetrads
• Crossing over occurs between non-sister chromatids of the homologous
chromosomes leading to recombination between homologous chromosomes
25. Meiosis I: Prophase I
Diplotene:
• Dissolution of the synaptonemal complex
• homologous chromosomes of the bivalents separate from each other except
at the sites of crossovers
• This forms X-shaped structures, are called chiasmata
Diakinesis:
• Terminalisation of chiasmata
• Chromosomes are fully condensed
• It represents transition to metaphase
26. Meiosis I: Metaphase I
• Bivalent chromosomes align on the equatorial plate
• The microtubules from the opposite poles of the spindle attach to
the pair of homologous chromosomes.
Homologous pairs of
chromosomes align
along the equator of
the cell
27. Meiosis I: Anaphase I
• The homologous chromosomes
separate
• Sister chromatids remain
associated at their centromeres
28. Meiosis I: Telophase I
• The nuclear membrane and
nucleolus reappear
• Spindle disappears
• Cytokinesis follows
30. Meiosis II
Prophase II: The nuclear
membrane disappears &
chromosomes again become
compact
Meiosis II resembles a normal mitosis
Nuclear
envelope
fragments
31. Meiosis II
Metaphase II:
• Chromosomes align at
the equator
• Microtubules from
opposite poles of the
spindle get attached to
the kinetochores of
sister chromatids.
34. Significance of Meiosis
• Conservation of specific chromosome number of each species is
achieved across generations by meiosis
• Reduction of chromosome number by half
• Increases the genetic variability in the population of organisms from
one generation to the next
35. Mitosis & Meiosis : A comparison
Mitosis Meiosis
Number of divisions 1 2
Number of daughter
cells
2 4
Genetically identical? YES NO
Chromosome no. Same as parent Half of parent
Where Somatic cells Germ cells
When Throughout life At sexual maturity
Role Growth and repair Sexual reproduction