A cell cycle is a series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides. The process has to be correct and regulated. This slide illustrated Cell cycle and its regulation. Check the slides to know more.

1. A Presentation on Cell Cycle
Regulation
PRESENTED BY:-
ABHISHEK NAYAN
M.SC LIFE SCIENCE
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR

2. Cell Cycle
• Ordered series of events that lead to cell division and the production of two
daughter cells, each containing chromosomes identical to those of the parent
cell.
Q:-When does cell starts to divide?
When cell have reached the appropriate size and have synthesized
the required proteins,they enter the cell cycle by crossing a point called
START in yeast and RESTRICTION POINT in mammals.

3. Phases in Cell cycle
 G1 PHASE- Cell organelles increase in cell.
synthesis of different types of proteins for DNA
synthesis
 S PHASE- DNA synthesis phase.
synthesis of histone proteins.
 G2 PHASE- 2nd gap phase/pre mitotic phase
preparation for M phase i.e
synthesis of proteins, cell growth continues
 M PHASE- Starts with nuclear division
separation of daughter chromosome(KARYOKINESIS)
Ends with division of cytoplasm(CYTOKINESIS)

4. What is cell cycle regulation?
• Any process that controls the series of events by which a cell goes through the cell
division.
Importance-
• In unicellular organisms, cell division must be balanced with cell growth so that cell
size is properly maintained.
If several division occur before parent cells have reached the proper size, the
daughter cells eventually become too small to be viable
If cell grow too large before cell division the cells function improperly and the
number of cells increase slowly.
• Loss of normal controls on cell replication results in development of cancer

5. REGULATION BY CHECKPOINTS
• Cell cycle is regulated by SURVEILLANCE MECHANISMS that monitor
the order, integrity and fidelity of cell cycle.
these include –
growth to appropriate cell size
replication and integrity of chromosomes
their accurate segregation at mitosis
• The central mechanisms that drive cell cycle progression are CYCLIN
DEPENDENT KINASES(CDKs).
these are serine/threonine protein kinases that
phosphorylates substrates to promote DNA and
mitotic progressions.

6. CHECKPOINTS IN CELL CYCLE

7. G1 checkpoint G2 checkpoint
spindle assembly
checkpoint

8. DNA Damage Checkpoint
Ensures that incomplete
or damaged
chromosomes are not
passed on to daughter
cells.

9. Spindle Assembly Checkpoint
• Monitors assembly of the spindle and its
attachment to
Kinetochores
• The kinetochore is the spindle-fiber attachment
site on the
Chromosome
• Incorrect or unbalanced attachment to the spindle
activates
spindle checkpoint proteins, triggers a block in the
separation of
the sister chromatids by preventing activation of the
anaphase promoting
complex (APC/C)

10. Cyclins and their role in cell cycle
Cyclins are a group of proteins that
control cell cycle activities. Cyclin
activate CDKs, which combine with the
cyclins to modify certain proteins.
These proteins that they modify are
supposed to regulate the cell cycle.
When a cyclin has finished modifying
proteins, it is destroyed.
If the cyclins malfunction through, the
cell cycle will go wrong and a tumor
could form.

12. Cyclin-CDK complex

13. Rb regulation of cell cycle
• The retinoblastoma protein is an
inhibitor of cell cycle progression
from the G1 to the S phase of the
cell cycle. It acts through its ability
to interact with cellular target
molecules such as E2F
transcription factors.
• The function of pRB is negatively
regulated by a cell-cycle
dependent phosphorylation
catalyzed by cyclin-dependent
kinases in the late G1 cell cycle
phase.

14. Mitosis Promotion Factor

15. DEVELOPMENTS IN CELL CYCLE
• Hartwell both identified a particular class of genes that control the
cell cycle, including the gene that controls ‘start’,and
introduced the concept of checkpoints.
• Nurse identified, cloned and characterized cyclin dependent
kinase (CDK) in yeast and showed that the function of CDK is
conserved in higher eukaryotes.
• Hunt discovered the cyclins and demonstrated that cyclins are
degraded during the cell cycle.
• They were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001 for
their experiments that elucidated the master regulators of cell division
in eukaryotes.

16. References-
• Karp, J.G. Cell and Molecular Biology. John Wiley & Sons,
USA.
• Lodish, H., Berk, A., Zipursky, S.L., Matsudaria, P., Baltimore,
D. and Darnell, J.(Eds). Molecular Cell Biology
• Wikipedia
• NCBI- cell cycle regulation by checkpoints

17. Acknowledgements
• In preparation of my assignment, I had to take the help and guidance
of some respected persons, who deserve my deepest gratitude. As the
completion of this assignment gave me much pleasure, I would like to
show my gratitude to Dr. Gautam Kumar for giving me a good
guidelines for assignment. I would also like to expand my gratitude to
all those who have directly and indirectly guided me in writing this
assignment.
• In addition, a thank you to Mr.
Sameer Kumar- Helped with PowerPoint.
Abinash Swain- Helped in understanding the topic.
Abhisek Singh- Moral support.