Cell cycle checkpointCell cycle checkpoints are control mechanisms in the eukaryotic cell cycle which ensure its proper progression. Each checkpoint serves as a potential termination point along the cell cycle, during which the conditions of the cell are assessed, with progression through the various phases of the cell cycle occurring only when favorable conditions are met. There are many checkpoints in the cell cycle, but the three major ones are: the G1 checkpoint, also known as the Start or restriction checkpoint or Major Checkpoint; the G2/M checkpoint; and the metaphase-to-anaphase transition, also known as the spindle checkpoint.
Inhibiteur de CDKA cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein (also known as CKIs, CDIs, or CDKIs) is a protein which inhibits the enzyme cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and Cyclin activity by stopping the cell cycle if there are unfavorable conditions, therefore, acting as tumor suppressors. Cell cycle progression is stopped by Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein at the G1 phase. CKIs are vital proteins within the control system that point out whether the process of DNA synthesis, mitosis, and cytokines control one another.
Complexe de promotion de l'anaphaseL'APC/C ou complexe de promotion de l'anaphase (en : anaphase promoting complex) est un complexe protéique et une ubiquitine ligase E3. L'APC/C a une durée de vie courte, il active l'anaphase une fois que le dernier signal inhibiteur permettant le contrôle de la métaphase est levé. Ce signal est, dans un ordre chronologique, la mise sous tension du centromère par un accrochage amphitélique des microtubules (MT) kinétochoriens dans les kinétochores de chaque chromosome.
Cyclin BCyclin B is a member of the cyclin family. Cyclin B is a mitotic cyclin. The amount of cyclin B (which binds to Cdk1) and the activity of the cyclin B-Cdk complex rise through the cell cycle until mitosis, where they fall abruptly due to degradation of cyclin B (Cdk1 is constitutively present). The complex of Cdk and cyclin B is called maturation promoting factor or mitosis promoting factor (MPF). Cyclin B is necessary for the progression of the cells into and out of M phase of the cell cycle.
Cyclin ACyclin A is a member of the cyclin family, a group of proteins that function in regulating progression through the cell cycle. The stages that a cell passes through that culminate in its division and replication are collectively known as the cell cycle Since the successful division and replication of a cell is essential for its survival, the cell cycle is tightly regulated by several components to ensure the efficient and error-free progression through the cell cycle.
Kinase dépendante des cyclinesvignette|350px|Schéma du cycle cellulaire. Cercle extérieur: I=Interphase, M=Mitose; cercle intérieur: M=Mitose et cytocinèse; G1=Phase G1; S=Phase S; G2=Phase G2. La durée de la mitose par rapport aux autres phases du cycle cellulaire est exagérée dans ce diagramme Les kinases dépendantes des cyclines (en anglais, cyclin-dependent kinase ou CDK) sont une famille de protéines kinases qui jouent un rôle majeur dans la régulation du cycle cellulaire.
Cycle cellulairevignette|335x335px|Cycle cellulaire d'une cellule eucaryote (car présence de la mitose) Le cycle cellulaire est l'ensemble des étapes qui constituent et délimitent la vie d'une cellule. Ce cycle est composé de plusieurs phases de croissance dans lesquelles la cellule grossit et duplique son matériel génétique (interphase) et d'une phase où celle-ci se divise (mitose) pour donner naissance à deux cellules filles identiques (dans le cas de la mitose). Les cellules filles reproduiront ce cycle, et ainsi de suite.
Cyclin-dependent kinase 2Cyclin-dependent kinase 2, also known as cell division protein kinase 2, or Cdk2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CDK2 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the cyclin-dependent kinase family of Ser/Thr protein kinases. This protein kinase is highly similar to the gene products of S. cerevisiae cdc28, and S. pombe cdc2, also known as Cdk1 in humans. It is a catalytic subunit of the cyclin-dependent kinase complex, whose activity is restricted to the G1-S phase of the cell cycle, where cells make proteins necessary for mitosis and replicate their DNA.
Cyclin ECyclin E is a member of the cyclin family. Cyclin E binds to G1 phase Cdk2, which is required for the transition from G1 to S phase of the cell cycle that determines initiation of DNA duplication. The Cyclin E/CDK2 complex phosphorylates p27Kip1 (an inhibitor of Cyclin D), tagging it for degradation, thus promoting expression of Cyclin A, allowing progression to S phase. Like all cyclin family members, cyclin E forms a complex with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK2).
Cyclin-dependent kinase 1Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 also known as CDK1 or cell division cycle protein 2 homolog is a highly conserved protein that functions as a serine/threonine protein kinase, and is a key player in cell cycle regulation. It has been highly studied in the budding yeast S. cerevisiae, and the fission yeast S. pombe, where it is encoded by genes cdc28 and cdc2, respectively. With its cyclin partners, Cdk1 forms complexes that phosphorylate a variety of target substrates (over 75 have been identified in budding yeast); phosphorylation of these proteins leads to cell cycle progression.
