BIOMG 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Radiography, Cdk Inhibitor, Peptide
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Duration of cell cycle varies depending on type of cells. Cytokinesis (cytoplasmic division) at the end of mitosis. Rest of the cell cycle: interphase (cannot be seen under microscope) Concentration varies (cycles) during the cell cycle. Distinct cdks associate w different cyclins to trigger different events of the cell cycle. M-cdk protein is always there, but the activity level varies. The m-cyclin concentration grows/falls depending on mitosis stage. Just because cyclin is going up, the m-cdk is not necessarily activated that early. M-cdk is regulated by inhibitory and activating phosphorylations. After m-cdk is attached to m-cyclin, must be phosphorylated in 2 spots. Activating kinase (cak) adds an activating phosphate. Activating phosphatase (cdc 25) removes the inhibitory phosphate to activate m-cdk. Positive feedback provides a steep rise in m-cdk activity. Active m-cdk will activate more inactive cdc 25, which will in turn activate more m-cdks. Active m-cdk also phosphorylates wee1 (inhibitory) which inhibits the inhibitory which stops that activity.