Cell Cycle Regulation and Cancer

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Cell Cycle Regulation and Cancer

Cells regulate their cell cycle in two distinct ways:


During G1, when the conditions are favorable, certain proteins stimulate the cell to
begin copying the DNA ( phase!" #i$ewise, if the cell is not healthy or large enough,
or the environmental conditions are not favorable, the cell cycle stops here to prevent
cell in%ury"
Biohazard
Although mutations occur spontaneously in nature, environmental factors may increase their
incidence, such as the use of tobacco products, overe&posure to ultraviolet light and other
type of radiation, and certain viruses"
'he cell cycle can also cease during the G( phase at the DNA replication site" )f the
DNA is determined to be without blemish, the process continues, if damaged, the cell
cycle is suspended until the DNA can be repaired"
Cytokinesis
Cyto$inesis is a separate process that begins at the same time as the telophase"
Cyto$inesis is not a phase of mitosis, it is a separate process necessary for
completing cell division"
)n animal cells a pinch li$e cleavage furrow containing a contractile ring develops at
the position of the metaphase plate separating the nuclei"
)n the animal and plant cells the division of cell is driven by vesicles derived from the
Golgi apparatus"
)n plant cells, the rigid wall re*uires a cell plate be synthesi+ed between the two
daughter cells"

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