Regulation of cell division and mitosis chap.12
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This document provides an overview of cell division and mitosis. It discusses how multicellular organisms regulate cell division through growth factors and checkpoints in the cell cycle. Cancer can occur when mutations accumulate that disrupt these regulatory mechanisms, such as mutations in tumor suppressor genes and proto-oncogenes. The cell cycle consists of interphase and mitosis, where interphase is divided into G1, S, and G2 phases. Mitosis is divided into prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and is followed by cytokinesis.
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ch 11 mitosis regulation 1112 (1).ppt
This document provides an overview of cell cycle regulation and control. It discusses:
1) How multicellular organisms coordinate cell division across tissues through regulating the timing and rates of cell division.
2) The cell cycle phases (interphase and mitosis) and checkpoints (G1/S, G2/M, spindle) that ensure DNA replication and chromosome separation occur correctly.
3) Factors that control the cell cycle, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), and growth factors, which promote or inhibit cell division through phosphorylation. Cancer occurs when these control mechanisms fail.
ch 11 mitosis regulation 1112 (1).ppt
This document provides an overview of cell cycle regulation and control. It discusses:
1) How multicellular organisms coordinate cell division across tissues through regulating the timing and rates of cell division.
2) The cell cycle phases (interphase and mitosis) and checkpoints (G1/S, G2/M, spindle) that ensure DNA replication and chromosome separation occur correctly.
3) Factors that control the cell cycle, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), and growth factors, which promote or inhibit cell division through phosphorylation. Cancer occurs when these control mechanisms fail.
mitosis regulation.ppt
This document provides an overview of cell cycle regulation and control. It discusses:
1) How multicellular organisms coordinate cell division across tissues through regulating the timing and rates of cell division.
2) The cell cycle phases (interphase and mitosis) and checkpoints (G1/S, G2/M, spindle) that ensure DNA replication and chromosome separation occur correctly.
3) Factors that control the cell cycle, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), and growth factors, which promote or inhibit cell division through phosphorylation. Cancer occurs when these control mechanisms fail.
ch 11 mitosis regulation 1112.ppt
This document provides an overview of cell cycle regulation and control. It discusses:
1) How multicellular organisms coordinate cell division across tissues through regulating the timing and rates of cell division.
2) The cell cycle phases (interphase and mitosis) and checkpoints (G1/S, G2/M, spindle).
3) Factors that control the cell cycle through chemical signals, including growth factors, cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases.
4) How cancer develops when cell cycle control is lost through mutations that disrupt checkpoints and growth factor regulation.
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